Artist uses RAKE to recreate giant version of 123-year-old masterpiece on deserted beach

An artist swapped her paintbrush for a garden RAKE to recreate a giant version of a famous 123-year-old masterpiece on a deserted beach.

Claire Eason, 55, spent four hours painstakingly carving the image into the sand on Beadnell Bay in Northumberland before the tide washed it away.

She created the 50ft-high drawing as a birthday surprise for one of her friends who is a fan of 19th century Scandinavian Skagen artists.

The masterpiece, entitled ‘Summer Evening on Skagen Beach’ was originally painted by Danish artist Peder Severin Kroyer in 1899.

Retired GP Claire took up art after moving from her home in Worksop, Notts., to be closer to her favourite Northumberland beaches.