An artist who creates large-scale designs in sand and snow has produced his 500th work on a Somerset beach. Simon Beck, 62, used a rake and a magnetic compass to make his latest geometrical design on Brean Beach near Burnham on Sea, where he creates many of his artworks. His latest effort was in the style of a Sierpinski triangle – a triangle made up of smaller triangles. But the conditions on the beach – high winds and dry sand – on Saturday meant the image was not quite of the standard he had hoped for. “The beach was a bit too dry therefore we lost some definition of the drawing so it’s mixed feelings.

Source: Irish Independent September 27, 2020 17:03 UTC