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I required a destination that was worthy of many visits.

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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
Artist
Robert Douglas Genn
Visits
Destination
Required
Worthy
Journey
Many

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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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You're right, super-realism is back in style.
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The overly-verbal artist is led by his understanding of things--rather than by direct observation of things as they are.
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I do know, for most of us, the very best of times are when you're in your own space sweating, trying to squeeze quality out of imperfect capabilities.
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No matter what your disciplines, you need your own personal lists.
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Dogs are angels sent from heaven in order to help us to be better people.
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Abstraction generally involves implication, suggestion and mystery, rather than obvious description.
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Passion is the force that springs an artist from the needling cushion of depression.
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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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Take your brush here and there like a bee in an alpine meadow. In other words, don't laboriously work on or try to finish off one particular part. Paint promiscuously.
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Pushing yourself to extremes blows out the cobwebs of trusted habit. It shakes up what you know to be reliably safe and substitutes the miracle of insecurity.
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A curiosity prompt heightens the senses and hones compositional ability.
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Contrary to popular belief, all evolving artists are in a full time battle with mediocrity.
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Watch the greater image materialize. You need that thing over there to tell you what to do about that thing over here.
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Objects are held by the backgrounds that are cut into them.
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While obsessive behavior may be an antisocial plague to societies and communities at large, it's total moxie when lone practitioners catch it.
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So who are we going to blame for our disappointments and our failures?
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Don't assume there is only one way. Don't assume that mistakes are a bad thing. Don't think for one minute that everyone agrees with what 'good' is.
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