“Simon Beck is inspired by any fresh blanket of snow, and produces his intricate masterpieces by jogging through deep powder on snowshoes.
His canvas is as vast as the Alps because it is the Alps, and his primary tools are a vivid imagination, a compass, and a pair of snowshoes.
Beck, who this week released a book titled “Simon Beck: Snow Art,” has been honing this unusual craft for about 10 years. Working mostly at night with a headlamp, he generally produces about 30 snow drawings a year.”
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/snow-artist-alps-canvas/
His work is so stunning. Calls to mind other Environmental Art that naturally dissolves or disappears over time. Love the ephemeral aspect of these artists’ creations; it’s so in alignment with the constant flux of nature. The only constant is change.
Can’t wait for winter sports!
Ethereal Nature 
yes they are beautiful and there’s something very mystical about him creating them at night in the stillness…funny i had just become aware of simon and his snow art about a week ago. 😉
That is such a good point ~ creating them at night ~ indeed, mystical! One can imagine nights with the snow illuminated by the moon, and other nights just the stars overhead.
Once, while snowshoeing in the pitch dark of the Boundary Water Wilderness, the stars were so brilliant that our shadows were being cast upon the white blanket of snow simply from star shine.
Reblogged this on Angel 4 Light.
Thanks for the reblog!
My pleasure precious Angel. Be blessed.
mmm, that sounds simply enchanting….
How beautiful! A little like crop circles I think.
Yes, so much. Can’t help wondering if his inspiration came, in part, from those….
A snow mandala. His work truly is stunning!
Yes!
Ahh, so you’re teaching me to look forward to winter…and snow! Beautiful snow art, and I like the idea of mystical nature art that disappears over time. Sort of like us.
Oh, that is so wonderful…love that extension to us as being ephemeral works of natural art. A question arises ~ how much of that is “performance art”, and how much is a “still life”? Back to the theme of doing and being…Thanks Pam!!!
“The only constant is change.” Beautiful. Thank you for sharing! RJ
Thank you!
One of my favorite things to do is going for a snowy winter walk under the moon in all of earths quietness … I so enjoyed this post like all your others …Thankyou xx
Silent night, holy night… I love that too
What an amazing gift Simon has? Such patience to create beautiful designs. His approach can reflect some life lessons as well. Thanks for sharing Cnawan.
Karen
Yes, such a gift. And patience, indeed. One can only imagine the reaction of people coming across his designs in the middle of the mountains.
I feel he perfected the snow angel at a much earlier age than the rest of us.
Laughing, Ms. Madly. How I enjoy your cross-eyed humor.