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A young person wanting to become an artist might simply go purposefully and dedicatedly to his or her room with a few books and a thousand blank canvases for four years.
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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The studio is an extension of the sandbox and the kindergarten playroom. It has a dynamic unlike any office or factory. It's a room at the service of a dreamer on her way to becoming a master.
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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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This evening, while signing my name on a painting, I was thinking I might stop signing my cheques.
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Abstraction generally involves implication, suggestion and mystery, rather than obvious description.
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Priests are often well-meaning people who haven't yet looked too thoroughly into comparative religion.
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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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Drawing is still the bottom line.
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It's better to have a small diamond than a large piece of glass.
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Previously unseen boo-boos come at you like tattoos on a teenage girl.
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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.
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Fact is, perfection is boring.
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Sentimental titles are the last bastion of scoundrels, and can add significant barf to an already barfy work.
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Art is a form of love. Art is the ultimate gift. Art heals life.
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The guy may be totally motivated, connected and inspired, but if he doesn't know how to do it, he's not the guy to take out your appendix.
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The most expensive bottle of wine ever sold - a 1787 Chateau Lafite Bordeaux, supposedly once the property of Thomas Jefferson... It was sold at Christie's in London in 1985 for $156,000.00. Like a lot of high-priced art, the bottle is essentially undrinkable.
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Artist, gain knowledge, but know that the greatest guru of all is the guru within.
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Starving artist' is acceptable at age 20, suspect at age 40, and problematical at age 60.
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Evolved creators are just as curious about their failures as they are of their successes.
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