Determining Direction Through Artist Statements

Intersections © Cherry Jeffs 2013
34.6 x 49.6 cm. Conté on watercolour paper

Writing your Artist Statement can give you illuminating insights into your creative direction.

A novel approach to this is to write about your work as if it belonged to someone else.
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• What threads become evident?
• Is there a colour or subject that crops up over & over?
• A mark or gesture that keeps repeating itself?
• A certain positioning of elements within the frame?
• An unusual signature medium? 

What are the surprises?