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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.
Robert Genn
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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
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Robert Douglas Genn
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Art is a form of love. Art is the ultimate gift. Art heals life.
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Paintings, like tombstones, will last a good five hundred years, well into twenty or thirty generations.
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It is necessary to put yourself out for rejection, and accept that you will be rejected.
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An early flourish of confidence is useful. Then there's the small crudities - the slubs and bumps that come with outdoor work - the odd charm of imprecision.
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Sometimes... we suffer from the tyranny of comparison. Contests, competitions, thrive on it. Who cares?
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