Lines in the Sand: When The Beach Becomes a Canvas

Anyone can write their name in the sand, but Jim Denevan uses the beach to create stunning large-scale art. What started as a hobby over 20 years ago has resulted in worldwide recognition, and he's created masterworks from Russia to Chile to Australia. At the end of the day, though, Jim's just happy to find a new beach to make his canvas.
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  • @David-Eng
    @David-Eng7 жыл бұрын

    Who else just binge watched all of the other vids from GBS today?

  • @MIke870

    @MIke870

    7 жыл бұрын

    SquidKidDavid Eng yesterday

  • @awesome_rhino

    @awesome_rhino

    7 жыл бұрын

    same!

  • @MartinTabanag

    @MartinTabanag

    7 жыл бұрын

    me haha it always inspires me to make more videos like these awesome stories

  • @beeter3588

    @beeter3588

    7 жыл бұрын

    Me.

  • @sethadavid9084

    @sethadavid9084

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me

  • @dominiquesunio395
    @dominiquesunio3957 жыл бұрын

    Seriously, how can these people draw a perfect circle on HUGE scale of sand when I can't even perfectly draw a square on my test paper.

  • @temorob

    @temorob

    7 жыл бұрын

    They say you're crazy if you can draw a perfect circle without a compass, so I guess you're safe.

  • @tommynorthwood

    @tommynorthwood

    7 жыл бұрын

    SUPER RAD What is your icon pic from?

  • @MartinTabanag

    @MartinTabanag

    7 жыл бұрын

    Illuminati? hahaha just kidding

  • @abundantharmony

    @abundantharmony

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MartinTabanag I think you're onto something.

  • @ExtremePotato
    @ExtremePotato7 жыл бұрын

    This guy loves drawing on sand more than i enjoy living Why am i alive

  • @MalcadorTheSigilite

    @MalcadorTheSigilite

    7 жыл бұрын

    same tbh

  • @MartinTabanag

    @MartinTabanag

    7 жыл бұрын

    we all have our reasons and purpose. we just have to find that. maybe this guy found his passion after 20 years.

  • @keyboardtwin7838

    @keyboardtwin7838

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @samhl7853
    @samhl78537 жыл бұрын

    Are we just gonna ignore the mathematical drawings? Also how can this guy's draw such a perfect circle? I can't even draw a straight line with a ruler

  • @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef

    @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef

    7 жыл бұрын

    Sam HL You mean the golden ratio thing?

  • @noneofmynameswork1
    @noneofmynameswork17 жыл бұрын

    He should meet up with the guy who draws in the snow

  • @Anime3691

    @Anime3691

    7 жыл бұрын

    Hot meets Cold. The Artists of Mother Nature!

  • @OrlandoStreets

    @OrlandoStreets

    7 жыл бұрын

    noneofmynameswork1 I was thinking the same thing! They need to colab.

  • @girlsmode

    @girlsmode

    7 жыл бұрын

    I'd watch that

  • @MartinTabanag

    @MartinTabanag

    7 жыл бұрын

    is there a guy really that draws in the snow?

  • @naybobdenod

    @naybobdenod

    6 жыл бұрын

    hi. Check out the people who ( at day-break ) draw on grass by removing some of the dew.

  • @samnub7912
    @samnub79127 жыл бұрын

    This of cool. Nothing too controversial or taboo, just sticks in the sand. Love it

  • @a-bird-lover

    @a-bird-lover

    7 жыл бұрын

    Sam Nub Some guy will use it support his theory of alien life. Nothing is safe.

  • @Krushniccc
    @Krushniccc7 жыл бұрын

    Now that's a great lesson from that guy. Don't be sad if your hard work gets erased, see it as a new canvas to do something new. Thank you GBS for bringing such amazing information.

  • @PrincessYeonHee
    @PrincessYeonHee7 жыл бұрын

    I swear I could watch the videos on this channel all day... I wish some of them were longer, though !

  • @MartinTabanag

    @MartinTabanag

    7 жыл бұрын

    hi kyeboh. im only a small youtuber and i also make mini docomentaries. i hope i can inspire you guys even for just a few minutes

  • @lilla4521
    @lilla45217 жыл бұрын

    How does he get money, though? I mean maybe rich people want their sands to be drawn, but how many of them are there, and how much are they willing to pay?

  • @TheBushdoctor68

    @TheBushdoctor68

    7 жыл бұрын

    Lol. You gotta think more along the lines of festivals, sporting events, concerts.. That kinda thing.

  • @rurathn5534

    @rurathn5534

    7 жыл бұрын

    Lilla it's Not about money, it's about fullfiling yourself

  • @seeranos

    @seeranos

    7 жыл бұрын

    Spence. Everyone's got bills.

  • @TheBushdoctor68

    @TheBushdoctor68

    7 жыл бұрын

    Oh! I got it. He should team up with a yoga instructor and have her teach a class on top of the dunes while he creates a mandala at the beach below. "Tune your body, tune your mind". It's gonna be huge.

  • @josephwodarczyk977

    @josephwodarczyk977

    7 жыл бұрын

    Spence it doesn't matter if "it" is about money. Being able to keep up with house payments, food costs, etc. does though.

  • @abundantharmony
    @abundantharmony Жыл бұрын

    You have to sell your soul to draw so precise. No other explanation.

  • @manoffire111
    @manoffire111 Жыл бұрын

    Yes I love this , I've been doing similar rake art at Gwithian beach Cornwall uk. It started in lockdown as form of exercise and expression. Free flow . Humans are amazing

  • @Omar_Hassan
    @Omar_Hassan7 жыл бұрын

    wow ! this guy have a lot of free time

  • @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef

    @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef

    7 жыл бұрын

    Omar Hassan He quit his job

  • @PhongTran-ps2fc

    @PhongTran-ps2fc

    6 жыл бұрын

    Omar Hassan So do I

  • @redpandawah
    @redpandawah7 жыл бұрын

    the patterns really calming my mind

  • @cristobalcaro3392
    @cristobalcaro33927 жыл бұрын

    simply awesome

  • @gabrielesposito2735
    @gabrielesposito27357 жыл бұрын

    This channel is amazing.

  • @GrowthGuided
    @GrowthGuided7 жыл бұрын

    love this guy

  • @pheenxfbgg1316
    @pheenxfbgg13167 жыл бұрын

    awesome artist

  • @tauenjoyer305
    @tauenjoyer3057 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos

  • @stilld2335
    @stilld23357 жыл бұрын

    I just don't get how you could put so much effort in to something and then have it be erased in an instant

  • @OverTheVoids
    @OverTheVoids3 жыл бұрын

    "Come down with nothing and leave with nothing" I didn't realize nature made it own rakes as well as sticks.

  • @jaiyapapaya
    @jaiyapapaya7 жыл бұрын

    This guy loves sand! His house color palette!

  • @LovegiDavid
    @LovegiDavid7 жыл бұрын

    he can draw the sacred geometry flawlessly... omg

  • @cassandracubero5490
    @cassandracubero54907 жыл бұрын

    This man was featured in Tom Misch music video.. "Watch Me Dance" its a nice song...

  • @StanleyButton
    @StanleyButton7 жыл бұрын

    Kind of reminds me of Sonja Hinrichsen but with sand not snow

  • @jenniferkelley6875
    @jenniferkelley6875 Жыл бұрын

    Stoicism in action. Nothing is forever. ❤

  • @johnnychang4233
    @johnnychang42337 жыл бұрын

    Surely this guy will find a Time Machine in the near future and travel to the Nazca Desert in the past ;)

  • @gwomenazai4486
    @gwomenazai44866 жыл бұрын

    There’s a beach in my country where visitors draw on the sand and it’s so freaking pretty

  • @TheM1ghtyBear
    @TheM1ghtyBear6 жыл бұрын

    1:54, Wizard Of Oz!

  • @haibigboy
    @haibigboy7 жыл бұрын

    Man, this channel gained 200k subscribers in just 1 month.

  • @brocco_iee7263
    @brocco_iee72637 жыл бұрын

    cool guy

  • @juliamullerdasilva9689
    @juliamullerdasilva96892 жыл бұрын

    assisti na aula do prof Bruno

  • @10jose41
    @10jose412 жыл бұрын

    Assistindo a aula do prof Bruno

  • @EndohMiharu
    @EndohMiharu7 жыл бұрын

    "come with nothing, leave with nothing" ...except a rake haha.

  • @shenyiyang6507
    @shenyiyang65077 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was gonna be some natural phenomenon that causes cracks or sinking in the sand to form the picture in the video's thumbnail

  • @user-eo3wg9tz4f
    @user-eo3wg9tz4f7 жыл бұрын

    underrated channel

  • @jaromy03

    @jaromy03

    7 жыл бұрын

    underrated profile picture

  • @user-eo3wg9tz4f

    @user-eo3wg9tz4f

    7 жыл бұрын

    haha yes :D

  • @OrlandoStreets
    @OrlandoStreets7 жыл бұрын

    And I thought my life was a waste. Things are looking up!

  • @monkeydo992
    @monkeydo9926 жыл бұрын

    I would have given up after the tide destroyed my first one

  • @HypoliteMaindron
    @HypoliteMaindron6 жыл бұрын

    ultimate zen

  • @soapwoo
    @soapwoo7 жыл бұрын

    SEE THE LIGHT AND THE SKY AND THE SEA, IT CALLS MEEEEE

  • @vivian9121
    @vivian91217 жыл бұрын

    And I get an ad from Great big story

  • @freakybaby1012
    @freakybaby10127 жыл бұрын

    What is he thinking about in that time he is walking,

  • @user-hm9mj1hc3j
    @user-hm9mj1hc3j7 жыл бұрын

    I'd wish I could ditch my job and draw on sand too

  • @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef

    @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef

    7 жыл бұрын

    須田みずほ Try something new, draw on rocks. That would be some long lasting art

  • @user-hm9mj1hc3j

    @user-hm9mj1hc3j

    7 жыл бұрын

    Great idea, or instead you could draw on metals

  • @zacharybee9446
    @zacharybee94467 жыл бұрын

    Or he could just get a etched sketch.

  • @pruray
    @pruray4 жыл бұрын

    Zen.

  • @TheTritan408
    @TheTritan4087 жыл бұрын

    You sir are in-sand.

  • @thebluecowboyfrogs7166
    @thebluecowboyfrogs71667 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if he was the one who did it for the Moana "how fall ill go" music video?

  • @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef

    @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef

    7 жыл бұрын

    POOG TIME But in the video, the person singing it did it. It's in the video

  • @brunofreire3459
    @brunofreire34592 жыл бұрын

    Oi galera tmj! Prof bruno

  • @10jose41

    @10jose41

    2 жыл бұрын

    salve brunoo

  • @10jose41

    @10jose41

    2 жыл бұрын

    José Joalison aq bruno do 8°A

  • @10jose41

    @10jose41

    2 жыл бұрын

    vlw pelo meu ponto tmj❤

  • @gabriellysilvapizzolatto4787

    @gabriellysilvapizzolatto4787

    2 жыл бұрын

    Acheiii

  • @isabellechausse4549

    @isabellechausse4549

    2 жыл бұрын

    comentei viu prof

  • @sidPalma
    @sidPalma4 жыл бұрын

    In a way, we're all just drawing on the sand, a canvas we call Life.

  • @aFeinPhoto
    @aFeinPhoto7 жыл бұрын

    For those that dig this you should check out Andres Amador too! facebook.com/AndresAmadorArts/

  • @ArtyTeacher
    @ArtyTeacher7 жыл бұрын

    There must be a kind of freedom in drawing something that is going to get washed away.

  • @kimmy208
    @kimmy2086 жыл бұрын

    Crops circles explained 😉 no more extraterrestrial theories for that

  • @gabriellysilvapizzolatto4787
    @gabriellysilvapizzolatto47872 жыл бұрын

    Oiee

  • @nameinvalid69
    @nameinvalid696 жыл бұрын

    I can't even draw a circle on paper and this guy draws the golden ratio on a BEACH... fffffffffffuuuuuu....

  • @alexcohen2528
    @alexcohen25285 жыл бұрын

    Saw this in CNN 10

  • @rhyssoquendo6512
    @rhyssoquendo65127 жыл бұрын

    Now i know who does the crop circles.

  • @shellbacksclub
    @shellbacksclub7 жыл бұрын

    he finds rakes on the beach?😞

  • @LivingLifeWBray
    @LivingLifeWBray7 жыл бұрын

    that's so cool bruh

  • @LivingLifeWBray

    @LivingLifeWBray

    7 жыл бұрын

    subscribe to my channle

  • @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef

    @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef

    7 жыл бұрын

    remix bray No :)

  • @ommstudiosaz8502
    @ommstudiosaz85025 жыл бұрын

    It would be cool to super heat his drawing and perm it in glass

  • @tobyque9399
    @tobyque93996 жыл бұрын

    How does he earn from that??

  • @signoramybeloved4308
    @signoramybeloved43087 жыл бұрын

    then a wave comes

  • @florentinacapriati939
    @florentinacapriati9397 жыл бұрын

    He is an alien

  • @emagrecer3489
    @emagrecer34892 жыл бұрын

    Vim da aula do prof Bruno

  • @cinnamun3146
    @cinnamun31466 жыл бұрын

    This reminds me of Moana's How Far I'll Go music video

  • @alexeyrodokanakis8827
    @alexeyrodokanakis88277 жыл бұрын

    I wonder how much of this was appropriated from Andy Goldsworthy

  • @rinono6440
    @rinono64407 жыл бұрын

    Why would 14 people dislike the video

  • @railene9335
    @railene93355 жыл бұрын

    lol how does he not step on it

  • @someone_quiet
    @someone_quiet7 жыл бұрын

    Cool, but when he said "no one else in the world does this" I was just like "but Japanese people tho"

  • @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef

    @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef

    7 жыл бұрын

    Matthew Wong I drew giant dicks with giant sticks on Bali's giant beaches while being watched by security bitches

  • @cristiann.1626
    @cristiann.16267 жыл бұрын

    y derrepente un comentario en español.

  • @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef
    @gfbtfbtfilyfxbtyewqqef7 жыл бұрын

    I actually thought it's gonna be some stupid alien theory thing

  • @alicerayboshi77
    @alicerayboshi777 жыл бұрын

    when the moon hits my eye like a big pizza pie.

  • @seabb

    @seabb

    7 жыл бұрын

    das amore

  • @bricksworld6784
    @bricksworld67843 жыл бұрын

    The man drawn the phí simble

  • @1075theend
    @1075theend7 жыл бұрын

    Me

  • @jackyd4375
    @jackyd43757 жыл бұрын

    The essence of Buddhism here.

  • @timodjav8214
    @timodjav82147 жыл бұрын

    This man needs to invest in a drone for film on his art

  • @biancaking2502
    @biancaking25027 жыл бұрын

    I wanna draw in the sand 🙋

  • @adamcarr2898
    @adamcarr28987 жыл бұрын

    kind of reminds me of toothless drawing in the dirt in how to train your dragon.

  • @Leon-zu1wp
    @Leon-zu1wp5 жыл бұрын

    So that's how the Mayans did it.

  • @bunnypie9462
    @bunnypie94627 жыл бұрын

    reminds me of monks making mandala art in sand

  • @hashidatackey8758
    @hashidatackey87587 жыл бұрын

    Cool, now what

  • @justinalexander3436
    @justinalexander34366 жыл бұрын

    Rea life moana

  • @mr_thekid
    @mr_thekid Жыл бұрын

    He quit his job....to draw in the sand. Must be nice to have rich parents.

  • @rydemk4168
    @rydemk41686 жыл бұрын

    How the hell does this guy get money and food?

  • @fluorinestudios3042
    @fluorinestudios30423 жыл бұрын

    Not aliens?

  • @nguyencaokhanhngoc2585
    @nguyencaokhanhngoc25857 жыл бұрын

    This remind me of Moana

  • @yuyuverse9044
    @yuyuverse90447 жыл бұрын

    Moana would be proud.

  • @sonalsamal7108
    @sonalsamal71084 жыл бұрын

    If you are interested in a good story I have one...Do checkout sudarshan patnaik the sand artist from keisha india

  • @clairenicholeorigenes8413
    @clairenicholeorigenes84137 жыл бұрын

    this look like just Moana

  • @gulle8536
    @gulle85367 жыл бұрын

    just ask donald trump to make the water go away.

  • @user-ln8rr3dl1p
    @user-ln8rr3dl1p7 жыл бұрын

    When you're bored af and have nth to do in life

  • @Adventurer_Gaming

    @Adventurer_Gaming

    7 жыл бұрын

    Master Bottle True xD

  • @derkaiser1439
    @derkaiser14397 жыл бұрын

    Let me guess, he's on welfare :P

  • @patrickevans2176
    @patrickevans21765 жыл бұрын

    so is he independently wealthy or does he draw while of welfare?