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God may work in light, but we mortals work in pigment.

Robert Genn

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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
Artist
Robert Douglas Genn
Mortals
Light
May
Work
Pigment

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Factual titling satisfies and is pure by its lack of bamboozlement.
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A curiosity prompt heightens the senses and hones compositional ability.
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Fact is, perfection is boring.
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The job of art is to turn time into things.
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Starving artist' is acceptable at age 20, suspect at age 40, and problematical at age 60.
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Know that to begin is often better than to think.
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Art is a Great Goddess of infinite intrigue and illusion, and even a lifetime of worship may not find her fickle soul.
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