![very rusty surface](https://danielleroeleveld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/very-rusty-surface-1.jpg)
We went to IJmuiden the other day on our motorcycle. IJmuiden is a Dutch harbor town with lots of activity, ships, fish markets and other nautical elements. We found a spot where old anchors were lying ashore, apparently waiting for their new owners. This site filled us with enormous inspiration: K. for new ideas for his metal art and me for my photography and painting. I loved seeing all these rusty surfaces, shapes and textures. Wouldn’t it be great to use these photographs as starting points for new paintings? It’s a spot we will return to for sure.
![holes in rusty surface](https://danielleroeleveld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/wholes-on-rusty-surface.jpg)
![rusty spot on a grey surface](https://danielleroeleveld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/rusty-spot-on-grey-surface.jpg)
![](https://danielleroeleveld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/rusty-number-five.jpg)
![rusty patina in the shade](https://danielleroeleveld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/rusty-patina-in-shade.jpg)
![Yellow lichen on a rusty surface](https://danielleroeleveld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/rust-and-yellow-lichen.jpg)
![reddish rusty surface](https://danielleroeleveld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/reddish-rusty-surface.jpg)
![numbered mark on a dark surface](https://danielleroeleveld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/numbered-mark-on-black-anchor.jpg)
![dried grass in front of rusty background](https://danielleroeleveld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/dried-grass-at-rusty-parts.jpg)
![huge chain in the sky](https://danielleroeleveld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/huge-chain-in-sky.jpg)