Sandstract© Sand Art – Nature Photography   Mother Nature herself might call these creations “Sandstracts” — with THE OCEAN her tool and THE SAND her canvas.  These unique sand art images were discovered during one of my favorite pastimes — walking the beaches of New England. The drawings themselves are unique for only a brief time — to be erased by either the natural forces of wind and tides or to be destroyed by careless (yet unknowing) people out for a stroll on the beach. My artist’s creative eye and keen sense of design and the eye of the camera’s lens join together to become my tool for creating this original form of nature photography. From the photographic negative to the fine art of the Giclée print on watercolor paper, these abstract images have been transformed to equal the quality of a fine watercolor painting. The only difference is that the artist is Mother Nature. The title given to each image portray only what my impression was at the time of discovery. Some of this sand art depicts humor, such as “Two on a Beach”, which shows the male and female bodies reclining together. Some are philosophical, as the triptych that suggests the “Yin and Yang”, and others are symbolic of well known images or events such as ” Degas’ Dancer” or “The Day of the Dead”. Regardless of what each image suggests, each is preserved here for the benefit of your creative imagination, interpretation,...