Chickens!

We welcomed 9 new arrivals to the Lund... 8 hens and a rooster. Settling in well in their very des-res recyled plastic hen house... pecking about under the old oak tree. With sunrise being fairly late at the moment Mr Rooster is crowing at a respectable hour... but when summer comes along he may well be moved a little further away from outside our bedroom!

A new lick of paint

Any kind of DIY seems to take a while when you have a 3 year old helping out... We've just finished filling all the cracks in the plaster in the Tractor Barn - three years after the barn conversion the plaster has settled down enough to finally fill in and paint. So now we have some new paint, some colour on the wall, and a nice new shiny floor - and we can start putting everything back in place.
And the woodwork outside is weatherproof for winter.. with some bright new colours to spice up the darkening evenings.
With all the redecortation finally done, we can at last think of setting a date to re-open the doors! ... watch this space...

Summer Solstice...

After several months behind closed doors, the Gallery opened its doors to take part in North Yorkshire Open Studios and it was fantastic. We had many visitors to the gallery, both old and new, it's been great to see everyone.
Those that came to visit will have noticed that we've been playing around with the layout. Debbie's studio is now in the end of the gallery space, and Martin is now renting a studio. This is a 'considered' move to further build on the creativity at the Lund, to bring painting to the fore while retaining much, but not all, of the exhibition space in the gallery. (And it means that when you come to see the gallery, you get a chance to sneak a peak at Debbie's studio... )

The summer solstice is on the horizon, and the late daylight is magical, so I'm off out to sup a beer... and think about building a fence for those chickens...

Chickens...?

Since we opened up the central courtyard behind the gallery a couple of years ago, our 'sculpture garden' has effectively become redundant. So, we've decided to rip out much of the 'formal' garden, transplant as many of the plants as possible to the courtyard, and take the sculpture garden back to its agricultural roots with the addition of some chickens. Well - not quite yet, we're half way there. Just need a little extra fencing, and some chickens. A trip to Thirsk Fur and Feather Mart in the coming months will be in order.

Our next event at the gallery will be 9th/10th 16th/17th June - as part of North Yorkshire Open Studios Debbie and resident artist Martin Huxter will be opening their studio doors. Worth checking ot the NYOS website to check out what is going on - it's a major county-wide event not to be missed.