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Morning Shadows
I figure Tom Thompson definitely is Canada's greatest painter. He was a man who was most comfortable outside, like me, and painted the majority of his paintings plein air. These paintings are often called "sketches" but actually in many cases are superior to his studio paintings because of their freshness and vitality. He was not a rich man (like me) and often painted on wood panels that he would salvage from work sites (like me). I love how the grain of these wood panels show through his finished works as they uncannily add to the painting. Many have tried to replicate this effect (like me) to no avail. I figured I'd try anyways cause the Lord hates a coward. I title this painting Morning Shadows, it is painted on a birch panel and is 10 x 12 inches in size.
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Comment by Darrell Baschak on April 21, 2012 at 11:00am -
Thank you Damien. I must soon make a trip to Ontario and visit the museums that feature his works. Some one very recently came across a small Tom Thompson oil at a Vancouver garage sale and paid $200.00 for it and a Lauren Harris watercolour. Lucky guy because the last 10 x 12 Thompson sold for just under a million!
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