Jackson had the greater initiative and was as indifferent to material ambition as I was

1915 Nocturne #tt1915

It is a painter's duty to become absorbed in nature. ~ Vincent Van Gogh

At times I am moody, temperamental and deeply discouraged.

Alone in a studio, one learns next to nothing about painting and nothing about life.

I helped Taylor Statten by hauling sand from Sims Pit to build his cottage chimney on Little Wap Island.

1916-17 Jack Pine canvas. #ttcanvas

The Studio Building was Dr. MacCallum's idea. Harris was a partner and Eden Smith was the architect.

MacDonald made his first visit to Algonquin in March 1914. Jackson had been there a month.

Jackson lent me his books on Impressionism.

I can’t get used to the idea of Jackson being in the machine

1915 Spring Thaw @tt1915 @agotoronto

I try hard to make my large pieces rise above good decoration.

I couldn't play the game in Toronto anymore. That's why I left.

At times I would not sketch at all, being quiet and moody for days

By 1910 I was making regular sketching trips with my friends to Lake Scugog, Weston, Lambton and York Mills.

1915 Tea Lake Dam #tt1915

Through you have nothing to do, you have hardly any time to spare when you are alone in the woods

Fred Varley tried to set me up with wife's half-sister. I didn't appreciate that.

A lovely landscape cannot appreciated by an unlovely mind.

Do not mix the waters of friendship too much.

Lismer said that the first night up North with me in Spring 1914 was a turning point in his life.

My sense of colour came from my Seattle days where I saw the birth of the coloured images on the printed page

1914 Split Rock Island #tt1914

By 1913 J.R. Booth could cut any tree he wanted in the Park.

Guiding yourself to bed by candlelight makes life feel less complicated.

Lismer said that the first night up North with me in Spring 1914 was a turning point in his life.

Art is not there and then but here and now.

1914 Autumn Woods with a Deer #tt1914

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

All the big lumbermen are on Grand Lake.

In July 1916, Camp Borden in Barrie was nicknamed Camp Horror.