Robert Douglas Genn (May 15, 1936 – May 27, 2014) was a well-known Canadian artist, who has gained recognition for his style, which is in the tradition of Canadian landscape painting.
It's okay to doubt. It's important to test. The way to discover secrets is to be a student of your own efforts.
There is no progress without product.
Which is better--feeling good or getting good?
One compositional element suggests and asks for another. This is what makes the activity interesting.
Dealer goodwill and friendship are keys to thrival.
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.
The studio is an extension of the sandbox and the kindergarten playroom. It has a dynamic unlike any office or factory. It's a room at the service of a dreamer on her way to becoming a master.
While knowledge of tools and the love of motif may be in your backpack, and all mountains may be measured by their previous heroes, art must exist for you in a place beyond the judgment of others.
It is necessary to put yourself out for rejection, and accept that you will be rejected.
Art is a path on which we honour our world.
As self-governing entities, artists have a profound interest in change. Embracing change, we embrace growth and we embrace our future.
For a lot of us drawing is a tyranny which impedes freshness and spontaneity.
Fact is, perfection is boring.
The thing about art is that life is in no danger of being meaningless.
No one is going to hand you an organizational chart. You have to hand it to yourself.
Landscape painting tends to fall under more academic controls. I must say I often like working within these controls. It gives me the feeling that I'm taking part in a noble tradition.
Don't assume there is only one way. Don't assume that mistakes are a bad thing. Don't think for one minute that everyone agrees with what 'good' is.
It's better to have a small diamond than a large piece of glass.
God may work in light, but we mortals work in pigment.
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.