I would accompany my Uncle Brodie for extensive hikes in the ravines, along the Scarborough Bluffs
Tom Thomson
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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
There's talk of a coal shortage this month. The trains that bring it up from the States might stop running because of strikes.
1914 Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park #tt1914 
After Seattle I avoided any serious romantic involvement.
I wanted to be a sailor or enlist in the Boer War but my father wouldn't let me go.
I felt like a fraud when I started painting on canvas. In some ways, I still do
Because of my Uncle Brodie I see thousands of things on the trails that others miss.
Harris has transcendental tendencies. That was apparent from his painting and I learned to treat subjects simply.
It's hard to be a radical when you have a family to support. Better to be single and alone.
Be humble, be healthy, be willing to be taught.
It's hard to be a radical when you have a family to support. Better to be single and alone.
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1916 Summer Clouds #upclose No. 1 #tt1916 
1916 Little Cauchon Lake #tt1916 
If I painted city scenes, I would run out of grey.
1913 White Caps, Smoke Lake #tt1913 