Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy

Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy

 Forget those holiday sandcastles you spend hours building, you're never likely to match these works of art, created by British globetrotter Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy.The sand artists have toured the world - from China, to Kuwait and Denmark - creating their massive monuments, which display surprisingly intricate detail.Their most impressive figures include a mass elephant graveyard - complete with skulls and tusks - and the Biblical battle between David and Goliath.

Amazing detail: The spectacular sculpture of this elephant shows every wrinkle in its skin

 

Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy

 

Unforgettable: This spectacular elephant graveyard was sculpted by British artist Paul Hoggard and his wife Remy

Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy 

 

 

'Our art takes us all over the world - in the last year we have worked in Greece, Holland, Kuwait, Iran, Bahrain, Denmark, South Korea and France.'

 

Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy

 

Globetrotters: The Hoggards say they're art has taken them all over the world, from Greece, Holland and Kuwait, to Iran, Bahrain, Denmark, South Korea and France

 

Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy

 

 

Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy

 

Branching out: The couple of have created works of art all over the world, but say the elephant graveyard (right) was their most complicated piece

 

Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy

 

Fantastical: The couple love creating both real and mythical animals in their sculptures

Paul, 49, and Remy, 43, have been sculpting since 1991 and 1999 respectively and both compete in solo and doubles competitions together.

The pair, who now split their time between Holland and Bulgaria, only use wet sand and - in extreme circumstances - wooden frames to complete their creations.

Their work spans from a 10-tonne mermaid - they describe as 'small' - to a series of 15 giants that weight a whopping 40 tonnes.

 

Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy

 

 

Roaring success: Brit Paul and his Dutch wife Remy compete in both singles and doubles competitions for sand sculpting

 

Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy

 

 

Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy

 

 

Sandtastic: The amazing detail involved in the varied sculptures puts holiday attempt at building sandcastle to shame

 

Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy

 

 

Family favourites: Some of the adorable scenes the pair create weight up to 40 tonnes

 

Sand Sculptures by Briton Paul Hoggard and his Dutch wife Remy

 

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