Here are a few images gleened from my road trip to California and around my town with an emphasis on rust and peeling paint of course! You are welcome to use these in your art (everything on this site is copyrighted unless otherwise noted). So here is the “otherwise noted” part.
If you use any of these I’d love to see what you make so please share the link! And if you’re not a member of the mixed media artist group it would be great fun for you to share them on there. All are welcome so I hope you’ll come by and I think you’ll love what you see!
Here are some interesting things we saw while antiquing.
I did a little rearranging of the skull and items around this cabinet for a bit happier vignette.
Here is a book of Folsom Prison inmates in three poses– “as found”, without their hat, and finally shaved with the information on what they were in for and the duration of their sentence. I would LOVE to have this book but it is quite spendy so alas I’ll have to do with the photo.
Beverly Gilbert said,
June 24, 2009 at 4:24 pm
The textures of peeling paint, and rusty bits – so inspiring!
remnants said,
August 19, 2009 at 3:02 am
Thanks Beverly! So glad ya like it!
Rachel said,
June 24, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Love it all!! Thanks for posting these pics!
sue said,
June 24, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Fascinating shots! I have a passion for anything and everything that shows urban decay and your pics are excellent!
Thank you so much for sharing them
Seth said,
June 26, 2009 at 4:47 am
Great pics. Loving all the peeling and texture!
alteredbits said,
June 29, 2009 at 9:15 pm
wow. i missed this post!! i love the photos, lady, especially the inmates (which will fit perfectly into something i’m actually working on, ironically). thanks so much, lovely one!
artistichues said,
June 30, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Very nice shots Kerin and thanks for letting us use them!
remnants said,
August 19, 2009 at 3:10 am
Oh definitely Johnna! Have you made anything with these?!??!