sometimes the stylization of an image totally has to do with the medium in which you work.
there is an interesting post over at ragged cloth cafe....
personally i think the things that comfort you are learned. taught or experienced. and ultimately remembered and therefore familiar. and why you choose certain forms of visual representation, well it has a lot with what you are comfortable with but it has a lot to do with the limitations of your technique.
some things seem universally beautiful or pleasing. it could be because there are certain things that are common to our experience. this is a comforting thought.
