Rust

Large Mining Bucket, Phyllis Denton

Rust is a must if it's been standing for a while...for a...uhhhhhhhh...very... l  o  n  g ...while!    

 Psychedelic Gears, Phyllis Denton

Crusty isn't a word one would likely want to use describing something that is wonderful but it goes with rusty and is quite beautiful!

Pepper Falling For Salt, Bob Orsillo

Musty is another word that seems...wellll...

not something you want in your cupboard but comes with...rust - and now the whole truth has been uncovered!

Mushroom Agaricus Campetris, Suzanne Powers

 

but can it can be said...in the same breath very quickly "rusty-musty-mushrooms-on-a-crust," and now it becomes almost edible!

  

Car Station Gas Pumps, Mike Savad

It's also found in old garages...where old men sit swapping stories like in those funny all male lodges...

I Will Love You, Bob Orsillo 

and help you in a transition when you don't know the next step or not wanting or caring just feeling inept...

Ship Side Abstract II, Patricia Strand

Damp places is where it is normally kept...with plenty of salty sea water shout Hooray Hip Hep!

Winter Season Tree, Suzanne Powers

 

It can be many things to many people...like tall rusty colored trees where you can picnic, stretch and be extremely at ease...

Jungle Fire, Bob Orsillo

or go on an adventure in an rusty old launch...

Shipwreck Conch II, Suzanne Powers

and then beach combing - finding plenty of shells and a very large conch!

The Art Of Books And Things

Bob Orsillo

Continuing on the theme of book art from my last post this showcases artists from Fine Art America, an established on line art gallery representing many well known artists.  Bob Orsillo's image above shows an old book and other "things" or objects which appears to be dried leaves or flower petals.  He uses the close-up to reveal lots of detail creating a visual feast for the eyes.

 Bob Orsillo

Contrasting his own art, Orsillo with another take on books and a John Malkovich matryoshka doll that he found behind a bar on a bookshelf he calls "found art."  I hope that is not a statement about Mr. Malkovich and symbolism of failure of some sort!  It is an interesting and compelling composition.

On a lighter note photographer Carol Leigh's Japanese book, although I can't read Japanese characters, with what seems to be layers of attached papers with fading inks gives wonderful textural depth.

Carol Leigh

Amy Weiss's violet tinged vignette with a layer of old books, clock, letters, newspaper and purple tulip recalls long past events and places.

Amy Weiss

 

Gary Gay

I love the textural quality of the old leather books, keys and rough wood in the image above by Gary Gay. 

  Gary Gay

I am drawn to Gary Gay's image of old stacked leather books with sea shells recalling classic sea faring stories like 'Treasure Island,' '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea,' 'Robinson Crusoe' and others.

Gary Gay

This image also by Gay looks like stock photography and art, the rich color and almost microscopic detail, the result of either an expensive lens, full frame camera or both.

Susan Savad

Lovely composition, photography turned into a painting of an 18th century lawyers desk with books and papers by Susan Savad.  This table looks like where the lawyer would meet with his client to have papers looked over and signatures signed.

Matthew Gibson

A fantasy image by Matthew Gibson of lavender fields running out of a book revealing that books are magic!