Why does a Nation have to define itself by War? Why not by Art?
Tom Thomson
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The critics were frightened of my grasp of colour.
Why does a Nation have to define itself by War? Why not by Art?
A Methodist is a Baptist who can read.
In a large gathering I have nothing to say, but in the company of friends I am a different man
I considered my sketches as records of their own, not preparatory works for canvases.
I frame the composition in my mind first and then seek the scene in nature.
Spruces and hemlocks in front of the rest of the bush make for a nice contrast.
Heading down to south shore of Canoe Lake. Taking an old logging road that's cleared up. Brings me past Gill Lake.
Apr 4, 1917 TORONTO GLOBE: SMASHING DRIVE AGAINST ST. QUENTIN. WASHINGTON RUSHES PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
1908 Stormy Weather. Watercolour on paper 9 1/2 x 14 in. 
It is our savage nature gives us creativity and passion.
I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree - poet Joyce Kilmer
This etiquette also applies to bush telephones 
Square dances are a good way of getting to know women while keeping your options open.
Make art for the right reason and acknowledge that some will walk away.
Back at the Shack 
When back in the city, I can never get Algonquin Park out of my head.
A corset has two functions: to keep women in, and to keep men out.
As artists, we were all influenced by the Art Nouveau movement: lines, loops and whorls.