"This is sooo not you, Geert..."

Long time ago in the art school our "painting" teacher used to tell us: "if an artist had found his/her style -- consider him/her dead (as an artist)..."
Constant search for something new is a true creative process. Pleasing audience is not such a bad thing, and if it doesn't become THE ONLY GOAL, it could bring you some new turns and angles in your creative process, it can bring you closer to your actual audience.
A searching artist doesn't promis the audience one style, but promises to be true to constant creative search (even by making mistakes).
I know this is a bit off the subject of this thread -- just wanted to comment.
Thank you.