Robert Genn

Last night I received Robert Genn's newsletter "The Painters Keys" informing his subscribers that he has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. Robert described this news as a "The Bomb".

 I only met Robert Genn  once in person at the Sidney paint out competition about 4 years ago where he was juror. However, I've been receiving his biweekly newsletter "The Painters Keys" since 2005.  I've come to look forward to these letters which were his ponderings about art stuff (usually in response to letters from other subscribers).

Although I was one of many thousands of subscribers world wide I looked forward to it in my email as though it were a letter from a friend.  It was insightful, often amusing, thought provoking, and always personal.  Thank you Robert.


 

Sidney today

"Jill" on display at Mary Winspear Centre

I went to Sidney this morning to paint with the sketch club. It was raining and I couldn't find them so I visited the Mary Winspear Centre as I thought someone there would know the precise place to find the Sketch club people. No luck on that, but I did get a chance to see my little painting "Jill" before her new owner picks her up. "Jill" was on display at the centre. There was also a newspaper clipping about the Sidney plenaire paint out.

Robert Genn was the juror. He gave my painting of Jill a prize. I believe it was 3rd prize.