1916 Petawawa Gorges #tt1916

Jackson showed me how to drag wet paint over previously dried paint.

The Pointers

I need to get the feel as well as the look of country.

Understanding of the landscape requires sensitivity to its colours

At times I am moody, temperamental and deeply discouraged.

1917 Early Spring #tt1917

I produce my work for my own satisfaction, not for its effect on the crowd.

When the fish don't bite that is when I am driven to catch them.

October 1914, Jackson met up with in the Park. That fall, the colours were their finest.

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

1916 Red Sumac #tt1916

From my Uncle Brodie I learned to observe nature closely and appreciate its detail when sketching.

Several days at a time alone under canvas can clear your thoughts

I was impressed by Jackson's 'Edge of the Maple Wood' at the 1912 OSA Exhibition.

The folks at Grip liked my work and encouraged my efforts.

1914 Algonquin Park #tt1914

I was more than once drunk in the Studio Building.

If I don't like someone, I'd simplly eliminate from my way of living.

Paint the scene as you see it. It will never repeat itself

Fred Varley and I were extremely close chums until Jackson appeared on the scene

I picked up the habit of drinking when I was young

1917 Tea Lake Dam #upclose 2 #tt1917

I didnt analyze. I worked from my inside feeling and let that govern my work.

Harris said that Camp Borden was rotten hole.

I never truly realized what I had, but others did.

Do not mix the waters of friendship too much.

I had something that nobody else could acquire - the north in my blood.

1914 November Rain, fall 1914. Oil on plywood, 21.6 x 26.8 cm. 1914NovemberRain.jpg

In Toronto I took my midday meal at the local lunch counter.

My silence was not of a cold defensive personality - it was because of my directness and integrity.

Despite my awkwardness, I could do things with colour that nobody could

MacDonald elevated the idea of design to a philosophy - the decorative element is in everything

I resented Dr MacCallum saying that Jackson had too m

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

Today in 1916. Ontario Temperance Act takes effect.

I had a keen sense of design - for advertisements