Something Old, Something New

Ordinarily, I’d have followed up the previous photo of the rusty old car with something very different. But I thought I’d have a little fun with this close-up of the old car before moving on.

Whether or not you like this kind of look, it does demonstrate that you can find “art” — or make art — from the ugliest or most mundane of subjects. It often just requires some experimentation. Sometimes that process includes periods of not really liking how the experiment is going. You might even begin to question your choices and feel you’ve embarked on a dead-end path.

But sometimes, all of a sudden, you try one thing and — Wowee! — you’re amazed! Something new has emerged.