Jackson knew how to draw out my talent rather than hammering in me technique.
Tom Thomson
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You cant work in peace unless you have a bear trying to steal your bacon.
My neighbours never thought of my father as a serious farmer.
Guiding yourself to bed by candlelight makes life feel less complicated.
Don't think you are better because you can praise far-off things and sneer at your neighbour's clumsiness
Arthur Lismer said he never saw a porcupine, so I introduced him to a family of porcupines.
I was a compulsive but sporadic reader - Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler I kept with me always
In my early days back in Toronto, I enjoyed the city immensely. I was a bit of a dandy.
In the spring I would pack up my bags, roll up my blankets, and take the first train to Algonquin.
@WinnieTrainor was 28 when I first met her. Shannon Fraser @mowatlodge referred to her as the Spinster of Canoe Lake.
1914-15 Pines Byng Inlet Oil. on canvas 28 1/8 x 30 1/16 in. #tt1914 @mcacgallery 
Evenings in Toronto, Varley and I met at a Greek restaurant on Yonge.
1917 Early Spring #tt1917 
I spent many hours standing behind Jackson, puffing my pipe.
Shall I not be real as the things I see?
I was more than once drunk in the Studio Building.
Despite my awkwardness, I could do things with colour that nobody could
I was fascinated with watching the tumbling logs coming through the dams.
Annie Fraser always thought I had something going for Daphne Crombie
Jimmy MacDonald helped me to incorporate strong design principles in my work.