What is style? How do you find it? And how do you refine it? That’s the topic of conversation on Thriving Women Artists this week. Join Ping, Sarah, and Dorien as they talk about their creative styles and how they discovered them.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The way you work needs to be fun for you. Sarah doesn’t like to spend hours and hours doing the same thing, she loses motivation. That’s all part of her style, working quickly to stay passionate about the single piece of art she’s making.
• Dorien loves to observe people, their movements and interactions with others. That’s why her style often revolves around designing characters.
• Ping is passionate about flowers which is a huge influence on the art she creates. Her style comes from what she loves.
• If you’re starting out make a collection of things that inspire you. Work out what makes you feel something and analyse why you like it. It can be a piece of music, a smell, a part of nature. Get the feeling of it and try and put that into your work.
• For every project you take on you need to think about the purpose of the art and who the audience is. The style of the piece should be right for both of those.
• Your style is not fixed, you keep growing as a person and your style will grow with you. Never stop exploring and trying something new.
• A sketch book is for yourself. Don’t be afraid to make ugly art, it’s all part of the learning process. It’s the first step in everyone’s process of finding their style.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Style is intertwined with your personality’

‘It’s easy to analyse other people’s style but you should be able to define your own’

‘Ink painting is spontaneous. What’s done is done’

ABOUT THE PODCAST

A serious and fun podcast for female creatives hosted by Ping, Dorien and Sarah, three happy artists from Amsterdam. This podcast will inspire you to make a living out of your art. We welcome you to be part of this community of like-minded people.

www.thrivingwomenartists.com

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ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ping He

Ping is a watercolor artist. Her work is inspired by nature and her motherhood experience. She develops her greeting cards brand and teachers Botanical Illustration courses online and offline.

www.pinghe.art

info@pinghe.art

www.instagram.com/pinghe.art

Sarah van Dongen

Sarah is a children’s book illustrator and visual artist. She takes her sketchbooks and art supplies everywhere, which results in illustrations based on observation and daily life.

www.sarahvandongen.com

sarahvandongenillustration@gmail.com

www.instagram.com/sarahvandongenillustrations

Dorien Bellaar:

Dorien is an illustration artist. Her work is mainly focused on illustration for children, editorial/food illustration, hand lettering, and she likes to combine those into both traditional and digital art.

www.dorienbellaar.nl

hello@dorienbellaar.nl

www.instagram.com/dorienbellaar

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