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Richard Erdman

After Richard Erdman has had his way with a hunk of stone, it can look as delicate as a butterfly. Growing up near the East Dorset marble quarry, he fell in love with the medium at an early age, admiring its swirls and textures. Now an internationally renowned sculptor, Erdman creates elegant bronze and stone sculptures that embody a sense of motion and energy. About two dozen of his works share an exhibit at Stowe’s West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Garden with Carol O’Malia’s landscape and still-life paintings, through October 31. Pictured, Erdman’s “Belladonna.”