White-throated sparrow arrives today in @algonquin_pp #migratorybirds

Savannah Sparrow arrives today in @algonquin_pp #migratorybirds

Apr 16, 1917 Temperatures for Canoe Lake today HIGH 45F, LOW 25F

The pine trees have the truest story of this land

1915-16 Forest Undergrowth III

Mark Robinson knew my moods and knew when not to intrude.

It was at Grip where I had to face the divide between a commercial artist and one of the Northland

In the summer of 1916, Harris was training at Camp Horror, otherwise known as Camp Borden.

I mastered painting on unfinished boards. I painted to the loss of oil leeching into the wood

1914 Lone Goose Island, Georgian Bay #tt1914

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

Do not mix the waters of friendship too much.

An intensely cold night. I can see the Northern Lights

An artist has to paint as he sees the scene if it is going to be natural and to last

In the summer of 1914 while returning to Algonquin, I met Premier Borden in Muskoka

1916 Spruce in Snowfall http://t.co/TlgEl5OfUf #tt1916

Blame it on German frightfulness (collision of two opposing trains on the same track)

Meanwhile, back in Toronto, nasty things going on in the factories - Apr 14, 1917

I began my career as a painter in 1906 by copying others.

This is all Charlie and I could catch ice fishing - ling after ling after ling

Civilization is a disease, barbarianism is a restoration of health - Julius Meier-Graefe 1908

In 1901 I followed my brothers to Seattle. I stayed four years and learned photo-engraving.

A man does not go through hell and come out an incurable optimist

1917 @Algonquin_pp brochure cover

Apr 10, 1917 TORONTO GLOBE: CANADIANS LEAD IN TRIUMPH. CANADIANS PUT IN FRONT TO CAPTURE VIMY RIDGE

Belted Kingfisher arrives today in @algonquin_pp #migratorybirds

I need to sit down with Shannon to talk about my arrangements here. Money is one of my least favourite topics of discussion.

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

My father did not believe I had the grit to stick things out

All the pretty girls are at Cache Lake.

Better to be wise and silent than a fool who speaks out

Two years is quite a slice out of ones life when almost 40!

I chose a good place to sketch on Joe Creek, just below Joe Lake Dam. Once again, it's the birches that dominate the scene.

1916 Sunrise #tt1916

I stripped my life down to its bare essential.

I spent many hours standing behind Jackson, puffing my pipe.

Odd name for a kitchen cookstove

Why does a Nation have to define itself by War? Why not by Art?

Looks to be an overcast day today. Slightly above freezing.

My room @mowatlodge sketched on a board