All Robert Genn Quotes
- Art thrives on a difference of opinion. My treasure is your junk, sort of thing. Life would be dull if we all agreed. Agreed
- In life and art we need to make sure that we honour that which our hearts and brains tell us is good. And we should… Art
- When I'm in the studio I often hunger for the road. And when away I long for the efficiency of the studio. Efficiency
- Many a fine style has evolved from a decent handicap. Decent
- Style essentially appeared out of what I liked to do. Appeared
- I simply like the monumentality of the subjects - the opportunity for metaphor and the varied light that comes with high altitudes. Altitudes
- Flowers are an education in a vase. Education
- Starving artist' is acceptable at age 20, suspect at age 40, and problematical at age 60. Acceptable
- Mountains in all their moods are symbols of something greater, something worth aspiring to. Mountains are powerful, dangerous, beautiful, noble and mysterious. Mountains get respect. All
- My app is the same juicy paint used by Vincent Van Gogh; my screen is the woven canvas of Titian. Painting by hand, I've come… Apps
- Now familiar with my own particular voice and accent, my Dragon app prints out exactly what I speak into my iPad. Twenty years ago this… Accent
- Exploit a subject or a theme to its greatest potential by bringing all possible reference to bear - then put aside the reference and create… All
- By thinking you are cleverer and more talented than your buddies, many a career has been blotted. Been
- Do not be frivolous with the gift of a day. Right now it's all you have. Yesterday is history. All
- In the companionship of art we are all of a time. Early or late we are to be shared. All
- The oceans of art are awash with people who can't paint. When those who can't paint notice those who can, they are sometimes not inclined… Accept
- In acrylics, what you lose on the straights you make up for on the corners. Acrylics
- In acrylic, happiness comes a bit faster. Acrylic
- Keep busy while you are waiting for something to happen. Busy
- As we grow older, we realize just how limiting were our earlier conceptions. Art is something else. Art is fluid, transmutable, open-ended, never complete, and… Aging
- Art is a Great Goddess of infinite intrigue and illusion, and even a lifetime of worship may not find her fickle soul. Art
- Art is a form of love. Art is the ultimate gift. Art heals life. Art
- Artists... do not need the applause or condemnation of the critics, the ideas of other artists, or the demands of the collectors. Applause
- Once as I sat painting, I became aware of a man's face hovering near me, moving closer and closer to the panel I was working… Audience
- Know that to begin is often better than to think. Begin