One of the ways to learn is to know when you're making failures. Robert Genn More Quotes by Robert Genn More Quotes From Robert Genn Our bodies, apart from their brilliant role as drawing exercises, are the temples of our being. Like the bodies of all fauna, they deserve both our study and our appreciation. Robert Genn exerciseappreciationbeauty 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. Robert Genn insecuritymiracleblow The brilliance of art as a collectible is that it has a way of reaching out on an emotional level. It touches on mystery, even spirituality. Robert Genn levelsemotionalart Know that to begin is often better than to think. Robert Genn knowsthinking Never forget that the nurturing and preservation of your own muse is job one. Lose it and you may be losing a great deal. Robert Genn losingmayjobs A drawing a day keeps the cobwebs away. Robert Genn cobwebsdrawingart We have been mysteriously gifted this amazing life. Let us not complain. Robert Genn amazing-lifegiftedcomplaining The job of art is to turn time into things. Robert Genn art-isjobsart There is a wonderful feeling when you walk into your own exhibition. You see the work as a true extension of yourself. Win or lose, your interests have led you to an accumulation of your personal expression, signed lower right, Robert Genn expressionwinningfeelings The only bad studio is the unused one. Robert Genn studios Art is a form of love. Art is the ultimate gift. Art heals life. Robert Genn formhealart Keep busy while you are waiting for something to happen. Robert Genn busywaitingpregnancy Passion is the force that springs an artist from the needling cushion of depression. Robert Genn passionspringdepression Drawing is still the bottom line. Robert Genn bottomdrawinglines While this may seem peculiar, the combo of work and distraction leads to levels of innovation not often generated by structured, focused thinking alone. Robert Genn innovationpeculiarthinking A curiosity prompt heightens the senses and hones compositional ability. Robert Genn compositionabilitycuriosity Art is a path on which we honour our world. Art may not be the only path, but it is a good path, even though at times a difficult one. As bearers of this honour, we artists do not need to simply render our world as we see it but as we might ourselves redesign it. As artists, one of our privileges is to invent. Robert Genn our-worldartneeds The problem with University degrees, particularly the more spectacular ones, is that people who possess them can fall into the trap of thinking people who don't have them don't know anything. Robert Genn educationfallthinking Artists with serious aspirations need to be left alone to follow the course of their own imagination. Robert Genn being-alonecreativityartist Inspiration comes from doing. Robert Genn inspiration
