Robert Genn Artist Quotes & Sayings

A young person wanting to become an artist might simply go purposefully and dedicatedly to his or her room with a few books and a thousand blank canvases for four years. — Robert Genn

Passion is the force that springs an artist from the needling cushion of depression. — Robert Genn

Artists should be aware that petty stroking could be the source of arrested productivity. An artist's job includes the avoidance of premature closure by the begged or gratuitous approval of others. — Robert Genn

No one would have the courage to walk up to a writer and ask to look at the last few pages of his manuscript, but they feel perfectly comfortable staring over an artist's shoulder while he is trying to paint. — Robert Genn

We artists give daily thanks for the miracle of our planet and for the inclination and the capability to honour it. — Robert Genn

The overly-verbal artist is led by his understanding of things
rather than by direct observation of things as they are. — Robert Genn

True muses stay dreams forever unless artists connect them to exploratory work. — Robert Genn

Artists cannot be micro-managed. We can take heart that everything we do is different from the last thing we did - or indeed everything that's ever been done. That knowledge is the key to sound mentoring. — Robert Genn

Sometimes you can be lucky enough to establish a working relationship with another artist who takes away the loneliness, particularly in travel and outdoor work. — Robert Genn

Contrary to popular belief, all evolving artists are in a full time battle with mediocrity. — Robert Genn

We are trying to evoke and reinforce meanings from the spaces we cover and the times we're given. Short or long this becomes our purpose. What we artists do is important stuff. — Robert Genn

Starving artist' is acceptable at age 20, suspect at age 40, and problematical at age 60. — Robert Genn

I always thought signing was an artist's honour and guarantee of authenticity. — Robert Genn

Artists with serious aspirations need to be left alone to follow the course of their own imagination. — Robert Genn

As self-governing entities, artists have a profound interest in change. Embracing change, we embrace growth and we embrace our future. — Robert Genn

We artists stick ourselves out. This in itself deserves respect. — Robert Genn

As every artist who has used the method knows - photography's a loyal slave and a tyrannical master. — Robert Genn

Artists ... do not need the applause or condemnation of the critics, the ideas of other artists, or the demands of the collectors. — Robert Genn

The artist needs to sit patiently at the feet of Nature in all Her moods and nuances and silently develop the skills to honour Her. There are no recipes for Autumn. — Robert Genn

Artspeak is an arcane writing style that can result in a vocabulary of obscurities ... Today, some of the more spectacular examples are in artist's statements. — Robert Genn

We artists allow others to see through our windows. — Robert Genn

Artist, gain knowledge, but know that the greatest guru of all is the guru within. — Robert Genn