Yesterday, while procrastinating on studying for my psychology test, a very important thought hit me.

I was reviewing some of my old artwork, both on my computer and my old, now defunct DA account, feeling profoundly dissatisfied with my progress as an artist so far. People insist that I have talent, and to be honest, I can't deny that. Yes, I know I'm talented. I can pick up a pencil and render almost anything in front of me, but as I wandered my own gallery yesterday, I had to ask myself, do I have a style?

I believe that drawing in a certain style is a very concious, deliberate choice on the part of an artist. It doesn't happen by accident. Picasso didn't just blindly stumble upon cubism, for example. People choose the draw or paint the way they do for a reason, and throughout history, artists have been constantly using style to manipulate viewers' reactions to their art. It's sort of like an artistic statement of self, I suppose.

So where do I fit in? Well, I've been thinking, and thinking for a while, that it isn't enough to merely draw well. Art has to communicate something for it to be of any value. Looking at my own art the past few years, I can see that I have become more proficient, able to draw with greater ease, but I don't see my art saying anything about anything, especially about myself. So, with this new DA account, I plan to change that.

Anyway, I'll talk more later, because my stomach is growling and I need my breakfast.