An artist has created a giant image of a seal and her pup using the natural contours of an iconic beach which is famous for the marine mammals.Claire Eason, 55, used a garden rake to carve out the 300ft long picture which is so huge it can be seen from space.The retired GP came up with the idea after spotting the seal-shape hidden in the natural formation of an inlet on Beadnell Bay in Northumberland.Claire, from Worksop, Notts., said: "I am always keen to use the natural shapes for my artwork and I often use aerial images for inspiration."I've been to Beadnell hundreds of times over the years but I've never noticed that an inlet leading to a bridge at the far side of the beach resembles the outline of a seal."This area is well known for seals and there are thousands living at the Farne Islands which is just off the coast."I drew a sketch of the seal on a piece of paper and headed up to the beach with my trusty garden rake."It took a few hours to complete and I had no idea whether it would work until I got my drone up to see the whole picture but I was delighted with the result."What was most incredible was that I hadn't realised there was a much smaller shape of a seal pup just under the larger one so unbeknown to me I had a mother and her baby in the same image."The nearby Farne Islands are home to 2,737 seals - England's largest seal population.
An artist has created a giant image of a seal and her pup using the natural contours of an iconic beach which is famous for the marine mammals.Claire Eason, 55, used a garden rake to carve out the 300ft long picture which is so huge it can be seen from space.The retired GP came up with the idea after spotting the seal-shape hidden in the natural formation of an inlet on Beadnell Bay in Northumberland.Claire, from Worksop, Notts., said: "I am always keen to use the natural shapes for my artwork and I often use aerial images for inspiration."I've been to Beadnell hundreds of times over the years but I've never noticed that an inlet leading to a bridge at the far side of the beach resembles the outline of a seal."This area is well known for seals and there are thousands living at the Farne Islands which is just off the coast."I drew a sketch of the seal on a piece of paper and headed up to the beach with my trusty garden rake."It took a few hours to complete and I had no idea whether it would work until I got my drone up to see the whole picture but I was delighted with the result."What was most incredible was that I hadn't realised there was a much smaller shape of a seal pup just under the larger one so unbeknown to me I had a mother and her baby in the same image."The nearby Farne Islands are home to 2,737 seals - England's largest seal population.