I was accused of going to the Dufond Indian Farm whenever I wanted to do the Rain Dance.
Tom Thomson
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October 1914, Jackson met up with in the Park. That fall, the colours were their finest.
1917 Cold Spring #tt1917 

Shall I not be real as the things I see?
Civilization is a disease, barbarianism is a restoration of health - Julius Meier-Graefe 1908
I spent many hours standing behind Jackson, puffing my pipe.
Jackson gladly shared with me the finer points of rendering the North of canvas.
1916 Petawawa Gorges #tt1916 

Fred Varley tried to set me up with wife's half-sister. I didn't appreciate that.
Shannon Fraser is no stranger to self-aggrandizement
Jackson had the greater initiative and was as indifferent to material ambition as I was
I was a diligent and talented designer but it was my colleagues who convinced me to become a serious painter.
1917 Northern Lights. #tt1917 

My sense of colour came from my Seattle days where I saw the birth of the coloured images on the printed page
Jim MacDonald had the top floor in the Studio Building but due to illness in 1917 moved to ground floor
I produce my work for my own satisfaction, not for its effect on the crowd.
One must look through a sea of self-doubt when painting a canvas.
1915 Sunset #tt1915 #upclose 4 of 4 

The air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle senses ~ GTR brochure