Robert Genn Quotes

In painting you cover up your sins and everyone thinks you're naturally talented.

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

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

I have always found it a testament to the importance of painting that the first thing many people do when their home is on fire is to grab their paintings and then run out.

In acrylic, happiness comes a bit faster.

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

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

Artists are supposed to be the ones with imagination. A good part of our job description is to get regular people to use theirs.

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.