In 1915 Arthur Lismer, Jim MacDonald and myself painted decorative murals for Dr MacCallum's cottage
Tom Thomson
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Park Advice: A year employment in the bush will cure anyone in the incipient stages of consumption
1913 Landscape with Storm Clouds, Summer #tt1913 
I have a good opinion of the work of others, but a poor opinion of my own.
An good artist ventures into the familiar and returns with the unfamiliar
In May 1915, after the sinking of the Lusitania, electric signs advertising German beer in Toronto were removed.
I helped Taylor Statten by hauling sand from Sims Pit to build his cottage chimney on Little Wap Island.
1911 Evening Lake Scugog #tt1911 
Beach, pine, canoe and rapid. That is how Harris described Georgian Bay.
I mastered painting on unfinished boards. I painted to the loss of oil leeching into the wood
Fred Varley was always so enthused by my work.
A critic's first job is to make the reader laugh - at the expense of a stranger.
1913 Windy Evening #tt1913 
I can’t get used to the idea of Jackson being in the machine
I am plain and easy-going as an old shoe.
Painting is an act of intimacy without repercussions.
Painting by moonlight, in frigid cold, or during storms have their challenges. You need to adapt your technique in these cases.
1917 Spring #upclose No. 3 #tt1917 
My profession is painting, not fighting.
As I was returning in late 1916, the Duke of Connaught was being chased out of the country.