by Effie Moore Salem

Created on: September 17, 2009

Art is not something apart from nor is it something out of your realm of understanding. Art is with you even when you know it not. Being yourself is your first step in becoming a great artist, or at least an appreciator of art. Although you may not connect your style of clothes with anything other than a fad, it can be considered your first understanding of your very own personal art style. Watch carefully and see if the kinds of clothes the people in your painting wear are those that you prefer. Art is from within and decorating them in this way simply comes naturally.

Emotions within direct your mind and your eyes to what is pleasing to you. In most all circumstances, choices must be made. Should I wear this mint colored plaid shirt with this black and white striped pair of slacks, or would plain white slacks look better. Developing your sense of style is being at ease with the clothes you wear and with your household furnishings. It is arranging your living room until the overall look of the room is comforting to you.

These mundane tasks are not totally separate from your style of art. You may prefer photography over painting and that is another choice that indicates your art style. Although, you may change your mind about art once you take a few classes and learn about the color wheel and how each color reacts to its opposite or its nearest color. Whatever, don't give up on art, until you have sampled it and have dabbled in water colors and oil painting and have squished clay between your fingers.

A personal art style is not something you finish. You can never say with finality I prefer this over that. As you grow and learn and achieve your personal art style with gradually change also. To a degree. But basically, what you started out with - your likes and dislikes - will still be with you when you grow old. Both you and it will have mellowed and neither will cause much distress one way or the others; but take it from me, your personal art style is developing along side you each day.

In the field of fine art your style will have preferences. Your life of art may have started off with your desire to be alone and to think and to pretend and to make up stories and fantasies. In school you may prefer creative writing over painting and sculpting with clay. Later on you will find the two are not inseparable and the ability to relate to one enhances your ability to relate to the other. Although you didn't think of personal art styles and such while working in

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