My ever growing collection of original paintings and art need to be “out in the world”. I am officially offering my high quality creations for sale. Although I am mostly known for my sand sculpting and photography, my long term passion and commitment to creating unique, beautiful pieces of art is presently my focus. My main medium is acrylics however I also use oils, watercolors, artist quality colored pencils and inks. Check out my portfolio’s at https://gordossandbox.com/
Grand Beach 2022 Sandcastle Contest CANCELLED. Contest organizers and Park staff say that there is simply not enough beach space for the event this year. Abnormally high lake water levels have reduced the useable size of the beach. The good news is that the beach is in great shape and it is still plenty big
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For my first sculpture of the summer I teamed up with my friend and fellow sand sculpture Majid. We decided to build something in response to the current situation surrounding the death of George Floyd. We hope our sand sculpture titled “We Breathe Together” will inspire people to give more thought to how we can
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The 2019 Grand Beach Sand Castle Contest was another huge success. Lots of participation in pro and family divisions. Pat, the contest organizer has been doing a fabulous job at growing this iconic event year after year. Pat continues to raises awareness for mental health and depression along with co-sponsors MacDonald Youth Services and Grand Beach &
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Gordo’s Indie Rock Band has performed a monumental task. The final touches, studio mastering and completion of 24 new original songs. The Modern Rock genre album “Road Ready ROCK” and the Country Rock genre album “Country Sky on Fire” are being released into ‘WORLD WIDE” distribution on January 10th, 2019. Canadian (Manitoba) Singer/Song Writer Gordon
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Grand Beach Sand. The best sand for all your beach activities. Of course this is my subjective opinion. Come check it out for yourself and I think you will agree. The sand is very fine, very white and lots of it. Not only on the several kilometers of beach but also extending as far as
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Who needs a drone. LOL! I own a fairly large kite. I figured, why not attach my GoPro to the kite and see what happens. Well…. after some trial (and error) flights and a couple of crash landings (not in the water thankfully) I managed to get a few nice aerial shots of the main
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Just a quick note about my new “grandbeachsand.com” website. The site was initially only meant to be my sand sculpture portfolio site. However with my love of Grand Beach and being a cottage owner right in the park, I thought it would be cool to make a Grand Beach tribute site. I hope the “Grand
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If you are reading this post you probably know that Gimli and surrounding beaches including Winnipeg Beach, are on the west side of Lake Winnipeg’s South Basin. Grand Beach is on the east side. In my opinion, if you’re looking for a beach day, then Grand Beach wins hands down. If you want to peruse
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A world class Boardwalk indeed. Overlooking the white Grand Beach sand and endless horizons of Lake Winnipeg. The boardwalk is a very desirable stop for all with “Top Notch” shops and eateries. I will be doing a comprehensive article on the shops and eateries of Grand Beach Boardwalk soon. For now however, let me just
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