Robert Genn (May 15, 1936 – May 27, 2014)
Dear Artist, On Tuesday morning, at 10:20am, Dad passed away. He was at home, surrounded…
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Robert Genn
Recognized as one of Canada’s most accomplished painters, his work is well known internationally. While…
The art of Robert Lenkiewicz
Robert Lenkiewicz is one of my favourite painters. He died in 2002, age 60, of complications arising from heart problems. I was reminded again of Robert by a letter from his friend Henryk Ptasiewicz. I commend this letter to you. Henryk’s letter is in the responses to the past letter, Just for today.
Born in north London, the son of refugees who ran a Jewish hotel, Lenkiewicz went to St Martin’s College of Art and Design at the age of 16 and later the Royal Academy. However, he was largely self-taught.
The Genn Method
Dear Artist, My workshops do best for those with the basics in their pockets. I…
Robert Henri
Dear Artist, Out in Monday’s sunshine I was patio-painting and one of Robert Henri’s thoughts kept…
How to Build a Sky
Dear Artist, Perhaps it’s the same for you: when preparing for a show, the cohesion…
Provenance
Dear Artist, In May, a police detective called to let me know that one of…
How to be social
Dear Artist, An artist friend wrote, “Are you very reclusive like your Dad in the…
Finding your voice
Dear Artist, Recently, Judith Meeks of Toronto, ON, Canada, wrote, “I’ll soon be chairing a…
Portrait of an artist at 50
Dear Artist, My twin, James, and I hugged the winding road into Topanga Canyon and…