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Tom Thomson
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Follow the Journal of My Last Spring on nostr. Tweeting in real-time from 1917
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
The north-eastern section of the Park is great for sketching, the hills are steeper and the rapids are cataracts.
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
I prefer a more direct handling of colour than focus on meticulous detail and perspective.
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
The smell of balsam fir is much preferable to coal smoke and raw sewage
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
My father was not a particularly hard worker but he expected us to be.
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
Mark Robinson liked my sketch with the high colour of blueberries.
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
By the end of 1914, I knew where I was going and how to get there as an artist.
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
I try hard to make my large pieces rise above good decoration.
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
A restricted palette does not limit your tones and shades. It makes you work harder and in the end you get the right colour
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
My specialty was baked fish, baked beans and curly, crispy bacon.
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
Square dances are a good way of getting to know women while keeping your options open.
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
Dr MacCallum's enthusiasm for art far outstrips his knowledge of it.
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
1916 Islands, Canoe Lake #upclose No 2. #tt1917 image
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
It was my interest in advertising that led me to photoengraving.
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
As artists, we were all influenced by the Art Nouveau movement: lines, loops and whorls.
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
Park Rule: Night shooting is generally prohibited.
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Tom Thomson 2 years ago
This place is getting too much like north Rosedale to suit me #ttletter