Inspirational Quotes by Robert Genn

Where there are few expectations, expediency wins.

— Robert Genn

The head governs, the heart assists, the body acts.

— Robert Genn

Know that to begin is often better than to think.

— Robert Genn

In art, everyone who plays wins.

— Robert Genn

Flowers are an education in a vase.

— Robert Genn

In acrylic, happiness comes a bit faster.

— Robert Genn

Style essentially appeared out of what I liked to do.

— Robert Genn

People suspend judgment in the presence of mystery.

— Robert Genn

Sometimes you have to go through something else to find what you're looking for.

— Robert Genn

We have been mysteriously gifted this amazing life. Let us not complain.

— Robert Genn

Words are small straitjackets when put around creative flourishes and maneuverings.

— Robert Genn

By thinking you are cleverer and more talented than your buddies, many a career has been blotted.

— Robert Genn

Start with the foreground. Compositions fail when the foreground is treated as an afterthought.

— Robert Genn

With repetition, the alternate approaches become clear, options open.

— Robert Genn

Objects are held by the backgrounds that are cut into them.

— Robert Genn

I required a destination that was worthy of many visits.

— Robert Genn

An early flourish of confidence is useful. Then there's the small crudities - the slubs and bumps that come with outdoor work…

— Robert Genn

Watch the greater image materialize. You need that thing over there to tell you what to do about that thing over here.

— Robert Genn

Certain music is terrifically inspirational and it is possible, months or even years afterwards, to look at a painting and remember the…

— Robert Genn

There is no progress without product.

— Robert Genn

Inspiration comes from doing.

— Robert Genn

Prices need to be fair, appropriate and consistent.

— Robert Genn

Quality is always in style.

— Robert Genn

Life is a passage through a museum of beauty.

— Robert Genn

The only bad studio is the unused one.

— Robert Genn

We artists allow others to see through our windows.

— Robert Genn

Dealer goodwill and friendship are keys to thrival.

— Robert Genn

In acrylics, what you lose on the straights you make up for on the corners.

— Robert Genn

Factual titling satisfies and is pure by its lack of bamboozlement.

— Robert Genn

Waiting for inspiration is for amateurs; professionals get to work.

— Robert Genn

One of the ways to learn is to know when you're making failures.

— Robert Genn

When I'm in the studio I often hunger for the road. And when away I long for the efficiency of the studio.

— Robert Genn

Evolved creators are just as curious about their failures as they are of their successes.

— Robert Genn

In the companionship of art we are all of a time. Early or late we are to be shared.

— Robert Genn

It is necessary to put yourself out for rejection, and accept that you will be rejected.

— Robert Genn

When shucked and released from its edges, the windowless subject stands alone as its own thing.

— Robert Genn

A curiosity prompt heightens the senses and hones compositional ability...

— Robert Genn

In life and art it's better to be an enthusiastic amateur than a jaded professional.

— Robert Genn

I'm a believer in moderation in all things, including moderation.

— Robert Genn

Do something others will have the desire to plagiarize but will find difficult to do.

— Robert Genn