Embroidered Collage

How do you find your style is a question that keeps popping up on art related email lists and forums.  I'm not too worried about, because I believe it will come with time, but I was still interested in Dakota's book, written with Lee Haroun, which has the full and lengthy title of Finding Your Visual Voice: A Painter's Guide to Developing an Artistic Style.  I was curious as to what she would suggest.

The book asks questions, but in a way that gives you the support structure to answer them.  I have only read the first chapter, since I intend to work my way through the book, and I already have thought about some parts of my art in ways that I hadn't considered before.  I especially like the selections of art chosen to look at and consider in regards to the questions.  I've heard the advice before about looking at other artists' work and figuring out what appeals to you, but by providing a specific group and a specific thought it is easier to pull self-knowledge from the mixture.

The five sections are about finding your sources of inspiration, your subject matter, your art elements, your composition style, and your painting process.  I am going to be writing a post about my reaction to each as I work my way through the book.