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Exploit a subject or a theme to its greatest potential by bringing all possible reference to bear - then put aside the reference and create again using the potential of your unfettered imagination.
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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Evolved creators are just as curious about their failures as they are of their successes.
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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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Our currency is what we are able to make.
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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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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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For a lot of us drawing is a tyranny which impedes freshness and spontaneity.
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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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Risk in art is experimentation. There is no sorrow in self-driven experimentation.
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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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There is no progress without product.
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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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Life is a passage through a museum of beauty.
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Dealer goodwill and friendship are keys to thrival.
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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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