The legendary Tom Thomson (1877-1917) Created Hundreds of lovely oil paintings in the wilderness of northern Ontario
The legendary Tom Thomson (1877-1917) has created hundreds of oil paintings in northern Ontario, including several in Algonquin Park. Many were executed as compositions outdoors - a remarkable feat given the terrain and harsh climate and difficult travel conditions he faced. Petawawa River was one of the areas that he explored by canoe. At some point, the river passes through a narrow gorge with towering hills on either side. It was a scene that inspired Thomson to create several small oil paintings. My painting is a copy of Petawawa Gorges that Thomson painted in 1916 on a wood panel 8.5 x 10.5 inches (21.5 x 26.7 cm). (Click here for samples of his paintings, including Petawawa Gorges .) I usually do not copy the work of other artists, but this time I found that He gave me a better understanding of how the painting was created. Oil on canvas, 12 x 10 inches (30.4 x 25 cm).