Here today... Artist who rakes amazing patterns on to the beach and then watches tide wash his creations away

Tony Plant draws sand art along Cornish coast before it's washed away

Fifty-year-old artist created these pieces at three beaches in Newquay

Father of two has spent 20 years working on this kind of temporary art



Using nothing but his hands and a rake, this artist's creations look amazing - until the tide comes in.



Tony Plant, 50, of Newquay, Cornwall, drew these eye-catching pieces of artwork in the sand at Watergate Bay, Bedruthan Steps and the Great Western Beach along the Cornish coast.

The father of two spends hours on different coastlines creating eye-catching geometric patterns that can be seen far into the distance from cliff tops - but are quickly washed away by the incoming tide.

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Up above: The full works of Mr Plant's creation on the Great Western Beach can be seen better from a distance

View from a cliff: This beach artwork was created at Bedruthan Steps in Newquay on the Cornish coast

He has been working on beaches for more than two decades to make this kind of temporary art, taking him from his native south-west England to the likes of Scotland, France, Spain and Sri Lanka.

Mr Plant said: ‘I've been doing this a long time just for me with an audience of one. I just think of the art as non-precious things.



'They're temporary. The reason for being there is the landscape is constantly changing.

Astounding: The 50-year-old father spends hours on different coastlines eye-catching geometric patterns Swirling: Tony Plant drew this impressive piece of art in the sand at Watergate Bay in Newquay, Cornwall From above: This is an alternative view of the 50-year-old father-of-two's work at Watergate Bay in Newquay Rake and hands: Tony Plant, 50, can be seen working on sand at the Great Western Beach in Newquay Experienced: Mr Plant has been working on beaches for more than two decades to make this kind of art

‘I love that kind of interaction I've always worked with landscapes.



'My work is based in process so it leads me to different areas. It's a creative licence to do anything anywhere you want.’

He graduated from the Chelsea College of Art and Design - formerly known as the Chelsea School of Art - in central London with a fine art painting degree in 1990.

Mr Plant's personal information area on his Facebook fan page says: 'Tony Plant creates unique interventions in the natural landscape to be seen and experienced.'