Tom Thomson: Wildflowers

A compact edition of an award-winning best-seller -- more affordable than the celebrated original, but otherwise identical. At a critical time in Canada's history, the Group of Seven revolutionized the country's appreciation of itself by celebrating Canada as a wild and beautiful land. These paintings of the wilderness evoke the ...more

Tom Thomson (Canadian, 1877 1917) loved the rough country of northern Ontario. After a slow beginning as an artist, he found his stride and created hundreds of small sketches while supporting himself as a guide and forest ranger. Many of Thomson s oils were executed in only a few hours ...more

Tom Thomson 2009 celebrates the work of one of Canada's best-loved artists with art-quality reproductions. Born in 1877, Tom Thomson grew up in Ontario near the shores of Georgian Bay. In 1912, he made the first of many trips to Algonquin Park, the setting of his great paintings and the ...more

An introduction to the artists who symbolize the Canadian spirit. Canada's most renowned artists, the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson, celebrated the country's wild beauty. They saw in the untamed land a reflection of the national spirit, and called themselves "adventurers in paint." For decades, their work has been ...more

Focuses on one series in his work--trees. ...more

This book is a small and elegant container of mostly small paintings. It will make the work of these geniuses accessible rather than simply awesome. ...more

Tom Thomson did it better than anyone else. He stands as the most important artist in Canadian history. A forerunner of The Group of Seven, Thomson created paintings that shaped the way Canadians view their land. The mystery of his death continues to stir speculation and spin off theories, but ...more

The mystery of Canada’s artist Tom Thomson’s drowning in Algonquin Park’s Canoe Lake in 1917 have never before been so thoroughly investigated, documented and reported to the public. Here is what Tom Thomson experts have to say about the book: “Neil J. Lehto’s Algonquin Elegy: Tom Thomson’s Last Spring, is ...more

2007 - WINNER of the BANFF MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL BEST TRAVEL - ADVENTURE BOOK. For seven years Allen Smutylo has been writing and working on a body of paintings and prints that document his incredible travels and experiences in the Himalaya with small groups of Tibetan Buddhist people known as the ...more