beach memories

I spent yesterday afternoon on the beach with my sister her partner, her son (11) and my youngest son (11). it is strange isn't it when you are in a place that is very familiar and yet new. the beach in question was a place we visited a lot when we were children in the 1970's. I now live about 7 minutes walk away. we have had family in the area for many, many years.

For all sorts of reasons the place made a huge impact on me when I was a child (around age 11).

I made it my home (permanently about 15 years ago) after time in sussex (brighton), hampshire, france, london. my sister still lives in the area we went to school, sussex. I have the feeling that she will also move down sometime in the future.

it was a lovely day the sun was warm sitting on the beach brought back many memories of days past. our children were happy to play on the beach together mixing the new (to them) with the familiar (to us).

both photos were taken 11/04/2010

just because I like it >>

I have always tried to keep fresh as far as ideas in design and illustration, but when I saw steven wilson's work I was draw to it immediately.
not just because I am originally from brighton as he is.
but in the early seventies as a teenager trying to to learn to draw and spending ages looking through poster books, I really liked the splash posters of that time I even had one on the wall at the end of my bed. steven wilson's splash