Fresh coat of paint. Getting ready for the coming season at the studio!#devriesfineartinternational #riverstudiosma #intheberkshires #lovetheberkshires
I don’t usually make changes to photos but here are two of my sculptures from the Hotel on North exhibit. Backlit gives them a whole new look.#devriesfineartinternational #dancesculpture #artintheberkshires #bronze
We brought in some new pastel paintings and some different sculptures yesterday at the Hotel on North exhibition in Pittsfield. Stop in and see the show! #intheberkshires #hotelonnorth #devriesfineartinternational #artintheberkshires
Poured bronze today! Yippee! Photo of the start and photo of the pieces poured.#riverstudiosm#devriesfineartinternational #artintheberkshires #bronzesculpture #lovetheberkshires #intheberkshires
Probably most people won’t know what the heck these are. Ceramic shell molds after being dewaxed. These are what the bronze is poured into. Bronze sculptures take an incredibly long time to create along with a lot of equipment and expensive materials. Not for the feint of heart. I’ll be casting bronze soon!#sculptorandrewdevries #intheberkshires #lovetheberkshires #riverstudiosma #devriesfineartinternational
Putting up the new sign. #riverstudiosma #devriesfineartinternational #intheberkshires #sculptorandrewdevries #lovetheberkshires
Traipsing across the field and the Sculpture Trail. Still plenty of snow on it. Warm weather coming! #riverstudiosma #artintheberkshires #devriesfineartinternational #sculpturetrail
Finishing waxes for the large Echoes. #2 in the edition. I hope to have it finished in the fall for the last Open Studio in October. Head is gated upper torso ready. Arms are in the shell room waiting. The hardest part is the Mobius strip that holds him up. #riverstudiosma #sculptorandrewdevries #bronzesculpture #intheberkshires #
With all the snow and ice there has not been a lot of time to post. Today I was finally back in the studio chasing waxes. New works in the background. Two new dance sculptures that I am sculpting in wax. #riverstudiosma #intheberkshires #lovetheberkshires #devriesfineartinternational #sculpture
Working on a portrait of my friend Kaveh. We haven’t been able to get together again because of the virus. Hoping we all get the shots soon and get on with everything. #devriesfineartinternational #intheberkshires #sculptorandrewdevries #riverstudiosma
Eighteen inches of snow out here at the studio on tot of the eight we already had. Nocturne looks lovely. That’s the beauty of outdoor sculpture, the pieces can look and feel so different during the changing weather and light. #sculpturetrail #sculptorandrewdevries #devriesfineartinternational #riverstudiosma #intheberkshires
Snowshoeing on the sculpture trail and popped a photo! Nimue, Lady of the lake looking more like the snow queen! #riverstudiosma #artintheberkshires #lovetheberkshires #sculpturetrail
Each day a little closer with finishing the new sculpture.#riverstudiosma #devriesfineartinternational #sculpture #intheberkshires #artintheberkshires #lovetheberkshires
Crating and shipping. One goes to Pennsylvania and one to Florida! Only two more left in the edition. #devriesfineartinternational #riverstudiosma #madeintheberkshires #artintheberkshires
The ceramic shell molds used for castings takes several coats of dipping into slurry and then stucco. Each coat must thoroughly dry inside and out before the next coat. Orange when they are dry and green when wet.#bronzesculpture #devriesfineartinternational #riverstudiosma #intheberkshires #lovetheberkshires
There are many important steps in casting a bronze but wax chasing is one of the most important. This wax is the upper torso of the Faerie Dance sculpture. Recapturing the details of the costume took 6 hours. What you have in the wax you will have in the bronze. This is what makes a difference in my work. #devriesfineartinternational #riverstudiosma #sculpture #intheberkshires #lovetheberkshires
Finishing up the Just for You! sculptures that I cast on December 24th. Two of them have different patinas. Can you find which ones? That’s one of the benefits of having the sculptor who casts his own bronze! #intheberkshires #lovetheberkshires #devriesfineartinternational #riverstudiosma #sculpture
Started this armature for the first new sculpture of the year on the first day of 2021! Tomorrow I start the clay. The sketch shows the original vision. #sculptorandrewdevries #riverstudiosma #intheberkshires #lovetheberkshires #devriesfineartinternational
Good Morning 2021!!! #riverstudiosma #devriesfineartinternational #lovetheberkshires #intheberkshires #sculpturetrail
The reality of most artists’ lives is that there’s just a lot of plain hard work that goes into making a beautiful piece. Whether it’s a painting, sculpture, music or dance. #devriesfineartinternational #riverstudiosma #lovetheberkshires #sculpture #intheberkshires
Pulling the shell molds after the last bronze pour of the year. #devriesfineartinternational #sculpture #artintheberkshires #lovetheberkshires #riverstudiosma
Patricia , Emily and Naga at the studio yesterday. Emily acquired her first pastel painting yesterday! However she do wait for Christmas to unwrap it! That’s okay, she’s on the nice list!!! #artintheberkshires #devriesfineartinternational #intheberkshires #lovetheberkshires #riverstudiosma
Allen Williams, master granite sculptor and owner of Chester Granite delivered the new stone pillar for our sign this morning! #intheberkshires #lovetheberkshires #artintheberkshires #riverstudiosma
My dearest friend and supporter Natalie has come to see the Ventfort Hall exhibition! You should too! The museum has all the proper health protocols in place . A safe and amazing holiday sight for everyone! #artintheberkshires #lovetheberkshires #intheberkshires #devriesfineartinternational
The Ventfort Hall exhibition is now set! The museum decorations and the sculptures look magical together. The exhibit features many of the dance series including the life size Starlight! #devriesfineartinternational #Lenox #lovetheberkshires #intheberkshires #theberkshires
Decorating the exhibit at Hotel On North. We have brought some new works in for the next two months. Come see the sculptures with their festive attire on!#hotelonnorth #devriesfineartinternational #intheberkshires #lovetheberkshires
The panels are going up for the solar system out here at the studio. Trying to do our small part to help the planet.#lovetheberkshires #intheberkshires #theberkshires #devriesfineartinternational
