Lismer said I was a wonder with canoe, axe and fishing line.

Canoes are too small to accommodate clashing personalities

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In 1914 the Hot Mush School of Painting got publicity but at the expense of Jackson.

I never interfere with my friends' affairs, but the reverse isn't necessarily true

1916 Timber Chute #tt1916

A good portrait can be peed into the snow.

The city has cranks full of enthusiasm and theory but with little practical experience

I learned from Jackson how to paint up canvas from sketches.

Mysterious fates of Tom http://wp.me/p2YBXq-Tr

I found the social atmosphere at Go Home Bay too much. I liked being alone

1915 Stormy Sky #tt1915

Harris liked to sketch the houses in the Toronto neighbourhoods. I had no interest in that.

I am not a philosophner, nor a mystic, just an inspired man struggling against heavy odds.

Was it death of natural causes? #ttfate8

Was it disappearance? #ttfate7

Was it death at the hands of a poacher? #ttate6

Was it death at the hands of Shannon Fraser? #ttfate5

Was it death at the hands of Hugh Trainor? #ttfate4

Was it death at the hands of Martin Blecher? #ttfate3

I have a good opinion of the work of others, but a poor opinion of my own.

1914 Woodland Interior #tt1914

My training for penmanship influenced how I used the brush: decisive, linear and with laid down with energy.

It was Lismer's readiness to accept and explore new land that made us such good companions.

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

Park Rule: Licenses should be kept in personal possession at all times.

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Mystery is not the same a misunderstanding.

I wanted to be a sailor or enlist in the Boer War but my father wouldn't let me go.

Jim MacDonald introduced me to Thoreau and Emerson

A good artist makes you forget you are looking at brush strokes on canvas.

I can never keep straight who is fighting whom overseas

Many of my forest ranger pals lived in South River. I would visit often as I could.

Shannon Fraser's conception of a religious ceremony involves the raising of a rectified spirit @mowatlodge

As artists, we were all influenced by the Art Nouveau movement: lines, loops and whorls.