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The brilliance of art as a collectible is that it has a way of reaching out on an emotional level. It touches on mystery, even spirituality.

Robert Genn

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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
Artist
Robert Douglas Genn
Levels
Collectors
Art
Brilliance
Even
Touches
Way
Reaching
Spirituality
Mystery
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Emotional

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Risk in art is experimentation. There is no sorrow in self-driven experimentation.
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Sometimes... we suffer from the tyranny of comparison. Contests, competitions, thrive on it. Who cares?
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A list of your own making is the most powerful list of all... The good stuff can be 'love at first sight' - in need of study, courting and claiming. And like a love note, it's nice to have things in writing.
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One compositional element suggests and asks for another. This is what makes the activity interesting.
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Factual titling satisfies and is pure by its lack of bamboozlement.
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A curiosity prompt heightens the senses and hones compositional ability.
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For all of us, self-briefing before going out or starting a project sharpens artistic wit.
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It's okay to doubt. It's important to test. The way to discover secrets is to be a student of your own efforts.
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Artists... do not need the applause or condemnation of the critics, the ideas of other artists, or the demands of the collectors.
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The painting world is awash with people who cannot paint. This is a condition that would not be tolerated in other professions such as Dentistry, Medicine, or among members of the Airline Pilot's Association.
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We artists give daily thanks for the miracle of our planet and for the inclination and the capability to honour it.
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Know that to begin is often better than to think.
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This evening, while signing my name on a painting, I was thinking I might stop signing my cheques.
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A painting has an intrinsic value which has nothing to do with critical assessments.
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Contrary to popular belief, all evolving artists are in a full time battle with mediocrity.
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As self-governing entities, artists have a profound interest in change. Embracing change, we embrace growth and we embrace our future.
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The Canadian painter A. Y. Jackson noted that 'failure of sight' was a tiresome problem. He meant we should be able to look at our work-in-progress as if it were previously unseen.
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