1916 Pointer Boats #upclose 2 #tt1916 http://imgur.com/BDyRhML

Look for the specifics of nature to find its higher beauty

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

If it works, it is true.

There is more promise to be an author-figher nowadays than being an artist-woodsman.

1914 Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park #tt1914

I often produced something that I never intended.

Jackson knew how to draw out my talent rather than hammering in me technique.

1916 Landscape #tt1917 @NatGalleryCan

I was more than once drunk in the Studio Building.

There's no place for a sketch outfit when you’re fire ranging.

My father thought his boys owed him a living and forced us to stay on the farm until 21.

1916 Wild Geese #tt1916

Vulgarity, misapprehension and ignorance are old acquaintances

I have self-doubts , but I am grateful for Dr. MacCallum's unwavering faith in my work.

Only dead things remain as they are.

I have no fear of loneliness and making myself inconspicuous.

1907 Kemp Mill Pond in Leith

I would accompany my Uncle Brodie for extensive hikes in the ravines, along the Scarborough Bluffs

I never studied art, but I briefly attended business college.

I do not philosphize nor do I analyze myself.

I am cordial, untamed, moody, exuberant - all at the same time.

An admiration of my sketch would prompt me to give it away.

I can never keep straight who is fighting whom overseas

I mind my own business and I expect others to mind theirs.

I stripped my life down to its bare essential.

Square dances are a good way of getting to know women while keeping your options open.

My father was not a particularly hard worker but he expected us to be.

When I first arrived in Algonquin Park in 1913 it was a quiet place. Few lumbermen, fewer tourists.

When I first arrived in Algonquin Park in 1913 it was a quiet place. Few lumbermen, fewer tourists.

A man who lives is prepared to die at any time #ttletter

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

I returned in 1905 to Toronto and began life as a letterman in a commercial art firm.

In 1915 I spent over $500 on paint. Almost enough to buy a new car.

Love art whether you accept it or not.

And thus concludes my tweets as they were in 1916-17.

Matthew 11:25 Blessed are you, Father Lord of heaven and earth; for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children.

Owen Sound: Local florist picks up daily flower orders by telegraph. J.S Fraser - John Thomson 528 4th Ave. East.

Mark Robinson goes with his son Jack to the boys' camp on Little Joe Lake. 'Let's get back to doing something useful now'