Star Wars Toy Painting by Robert Burden
I love it! This beautiful work by Robert Burden shows the effect that Star Wars toys had on the imagination of some people from our generation.
The hours we would have spent playing with these toys and getting to know every inch of them. The memories we have of them.
My mother once managed to pick up a whole box of Star Wars figures from a charity store for me and it was like a dream come true. I remember losing Han Solo (Empire Strikes Back version) on the beach at Brighton and it being like the world ending.
When I saw the line down the length of the leg of the Tauntaun I could tell immediately it was emulating the toy and not the fictional creature. I can recognise the angle of Luke Skywalker's arms as he protrudes from the toy's stomach.
Clearly this is a man who knows his Star Wars figures and enjoys the memory of them as much as I do. He's still got his, though, and I'm jealous.
