The fun of bonsai is creating one but the creating is never done. It's not a stagnant art form; the plants continue to grow and, in my case, change as things get broken or I see a new possibility. Read a couple books or find a bonsai class at the local nursery. Plants that want to be small are the easiest to bonsai but anything can be. I wander around and look for seedlings that I can (ask permission to) dig up. I look for seedlings that are especially twiggy for their size. You can learn to take short cuts by buying a tree or shrub and pruning it back. But you have to learn to "see" what a plant is suggesting and then growing it to become that vision.
I took some classes and also read a lot. My favorite book is:
"The Japanese Art of Miniature Trees and Landscapes" by Yuji Yoshimura and Giovanna M. Halford
I would start with something like a 1 gallon size Mugo Pine.
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