Oil landscape painting of brightly coloured trees stacked on a hill in front of a body of blue water

Today’s Tom Thomson

Today’s Tom Thomson is a project by the AGG’s Gallery Coordinator, Verne Harrison. Inspired by the gallery’s collection of works by Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, Harrison has been recreating their iconic images of Canadian terrain and exhibiting them outdoors during this period of isolation.

Image detail: Verne Harrison, Study of Autumn Foliage (1915), April 28, 2020, house paint on paper.

Gallery

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Northern River (1914-15)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Sunset (1915)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Northern Lights (1917)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Water Flowers (1915)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Hot Summer Moonlight (1915)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Burnt Land at Sunset (1915)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Tamarack (1915)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Near Grand Lake, Algonquin Park (1916)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Nocturne, Forest Spires (1915)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Snow and Rocks (1916)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Autumn Colour (1915)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Autumn Foliage (1915)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Sketch for the West Wind (1916)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Woods in Winter (1917)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Path Behind Mowat Lodge (1917)

A wooden panel and a painting hang in front of a window. The wooden panel reads: “TODAY’S TOM THOMSON”, with the painting hanging under it.

Study of Red Sumac (1916)

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