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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
Artist
Robert Douglas Genn
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Art is a course in personal development that has no reliable diploma and no known end. The pursuit of art instructs in beauty as well as ugliness, fantasy as well as common sense. Art levels souls and baffles brains. Art softens pain because it is pain. Art gives joy because it is joy.
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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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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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God may work in light, but we mortals work in pigment.
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No one is going to hand you an organizational chart. You have to hand it to yourself.
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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 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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Dogs are angels sent from heaven in order to help us to be better people.
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It is necessary to put yourself out for rejection, and accept that you will be rejected.
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We artists stick ourselves out. This in itself deserves respect.
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An abstract title suggests another value to the subject, perhaps an artistic quality that sets the viewers' sensitivities into action.
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Words are small straitjackets when put around creative flourishes and maneuverings.
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When shucked and released from its edges, the windowless subject stands alone as its own thing.
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Previously unseen boo-boos come at you like tattoos on a teenage girl.
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Drawing is still the bottom line.
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For all of us, self-briefing before going out or starting a project sharpens artistic wit.
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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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Art is a form of love. Art is the ultimate gift. Art heals life.
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The pursuit of art is a delicate balance between influence and self-assertiveness. As self-realized artists, we all have different levels of tolerance for this mystery. Influence is like Scotch it's good to know your personal limit.
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Priests are often well-meaning people who haven't yet looked too thoroughly into comparative religion.
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