While I was home I was talking to my sister (who goes to school for illustration) and we’d both expressed our concern regarding developing a personal “style” or “aesthetic” in our art. We’d both felt it was obvious having a distinctive style was important but, at the same time, committing to one was difficult. With so many options as far as directions to take one’s art it’s hard to say, “this is how everything I’m doing will look,” with any sort of confidence.
For me personally it’s especially hard when I find so many styles of work appealing. On one hand I love the look of clean, well-produced studio shots; still on the other, I’m really drawn to more natural, candid feeling photos.
While I’ve, at times, felt my work to be leaning slightly in both of these directions, I’ve never fully planted a foot in either. Committing is hard, but I know lingering somewhere in between is not going to get me anywhere.
Marlene (2009)