Tom Thomson is one of my favorite Group of Seven artists. The mystery surrounding his death on Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park is a topic of conversation among artists even to this day. It is said that his body was found tangled in a fishing line and the fly on his trousers was open. He had been in a canoe. Did he simply stand up in his canoe to relieve himself, accidently tip it and fall over, hit his head and drowned? We'll never know but I feel it's a strong possibility. Whatever happened, in his short lifetime he left us some beautiful paintings. My favorite is The West Wind. I have a print of it hanging framed on the wall.
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