1917 Portage Ragged Lake #tt1917 
Tom Thomson
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Toronto World Feb 13, 1917: Canadian Club Speen - when volunteering doesn't work, use force 
I consider my sketches as records of their own, not preparatory works for canvases.
The mechanized god of war has outraced the right of man to live
My sketching style evolved quickly because the North demands quick adaptation to its environment.
Today, the choice of public service leads to probable death - President's Message Varsity War Supplement,1916
The smell of balsam fir is much preferable to coal smoke and raw sewage
No need to shout at the Almighty, he won't listen
1916 The Red Maple, Algonquin Park #tt1916 
Toronto World Feb 12, 1917 
Look for the specifics of nature to find its higher beauty
Good fishing to be had at Gill Lake.
Harris once said, "There is so very much in whitness," referring to the colours of snow
Without a pipe of tobacco and a good drink nothing can be done.
1915 Red Leaves #tt1915 
I would accompany my Uncle Brodie for extensive hikes in the ravines, along the Scarborough Bluffs
I returned in 1905 to Toronto and began life as a letterman in a commercial art firm.
My painting technique was described as 'paint thrusted and smashed onto the board with axe-like swings'
I dislike Government patronage.
I embrace solitude