Just catching up with some Beach finds.
A family walk on Ringstead Beach, 20th December
We were not there for Beach Cleaning but the children brought a few things they had found, they have been well trained!
They knew my favourite would be the piece of rust
Whilst creating some beach clean art I realised I needed more rust – so off I went on Saturday evening to gather and clean.
The collection
Wondering how I would attach the rust pieces – the background needs softening a bit with more texture.
So excited about this little gem of rusty wire with old netting
but how to mount it
or this
and how do I treat the background, perhaps soft watery greys.
I think it hints at jellyfish.
Update: Frances of Island Threads says this picture reminds her of the Callanish Standing Stones, which gives me a shiver of excitement! I looked them up on Google images and now I’m itching to try a painting with them as inspiration. This photo by David Ross caught my eye
These pictures will only exist as photographs, which might in time be printed on canvas or paper.
The background painting is 16″x16″, acrylic paint and sand mixed with PVA on canvas
Which photograph do you think would look best printed on canvas?
(all this fitted into one carrier bag)
and played
Aluminium dishes, cans and bottle recycled.
Another tobacco pouch complete with tobacco (composted).
Lots of lovely rusty bits.
Collected on 28th July 2016 with my son, daughter and 6 grandchildren.
The children started off looking for pebbles to paint but they all soon got just as keen on finding bits and pieces for my beach-clean collection. Despite the beach looking fairly clean, we had a carrier bag full by the time we had walked to the end.
Beach Clean Art 