A little Tom Thomson aside

[stratvox]

Tom Thomson, for the folks that don't know, was a member of the Group of Seven, a group of Canadian painters from the early decades of the twentieth century, and one of the major inspirations for the overall look of The Long Dark... though of course if I'm wrong about this I'm happy to be corrected by Raph. At any rate, I came across a scan of one of his works today and I thought I'd share:

From what I gather it's in the Musée des Beaux Arts in Montreal. I believe it's called "Northern Lights" and it was painted in 1916.

Edited May 17, 2021 by stratvox

[stratvox]

Should maybe add that personally I'm pretty sure that Thomson's Crossing is named after this guy.

[Old Hermit]

simply amazing

[stratvox]

Found a new one!

[stratvox]

This isn’t an aurora painting but a nice one nonetheless: 

Painted in 1916. 

[Nalliah]

Really beautiful paintings and really interesting connection to the game! I thought of this as my char ran through Thomson's Crossing!

 

[stratvox]

Got another one for you folks:

 

"Rocky shore and sky" 1915

[stratvox]

Wildflowers, 1915

[stratvox]

 

Logs at Water’s Edge, 1914

[stratvox]

Moose at night, 1916

[stratvox]

Study for Northern River, 1914

[stratvox]

Emily Carr, not Tom Thomson, but she is definitely a major influence on this game imho, so why not? Not to mention it's a nice painting.

Sky, by Emily Carr, 1935 or 1936

[stratvox]

Got a new old one for you folks. 

“Northern Lake”, 1914, Tom Thomson. 

[stratvox]

Found a new one; for those that don't know I got the bulk of these off Thomson's twitter account. Here's another aurora painting he did:

This one's from 1917. Don't know what it's called.

[piddy3825]

whoa, why am I just now finding this outstanding thread?

@stratvox Back in my college days I dated a gal who was an art history major.  long story short, we drove up to UBC to attend a lecture there and the topic 
was about the Group of Seven and their influence in shaping Canada's artistry movement and national culture.    As I recall, Tom Thompson set the stage for the nature and wildlife genre as kinda the national cultural identity.   Most all of the pieces you've shared here were painted shortly before his death.  Death by drowning due to a canoeing accident if I remember right.  
So, yeah, it wouldn't be surprising if his work did indeed influence Raphael, it certainly influenced 4 or 5 generations of artists.  

btw, I think my favorite is "Moose at Night."

[Bromstarzan]

Wow! I like the "Northern lake".

[Kranium]

The works of the Group of Seven are magnificent. Totally a Long Dark connection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DiscoJonny]

On 11/26/2021 at 9:39 PM, Kranium said:

The works of the Group of Seven are magnificent. Totally a Long Dark connection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wow, it also looks like some of their work heavily influenced the art director of the TLD project!  

[stratvox]

Got a new old one: 

In the Woods, 1917

[Guest jeffpeng]

That's in PV. North-east of the barn. You're just editing screenshots now.

[stratvox]

I don't think it's an accident that Thomson's Crossing is just up the creek from there.

[Valuable Hunting Knife]

On 5/17/2021 at 1:14 PM, stratvox said:

Should maybe add that personally I'm pretty sure that Thomson's Crossing is named after this guy.

There's also the Abandoned Harris Home, possibly named for Lawren Harris?  I'd never heard of the Go7 before this thread, thanks for sharing.  I've just seen Emily Carr's church painting, a possible influence on Thompson's Church and St Christophers?

[stratvox]

Came across another one from the TT memorial twitter feed. It’s a beaut: “Pine Trees at Sunset, 1915

[stratvox]

I know it's been a while, but I found another one. 

1916 Ice Reflections

From the Tom Thomson memorial twitter feed 

https://twitter.com/TTLastSpring

Edited January 12, 2023 by stratvox
twitter embed blew chunks so I killed it

[stratvox]

Just call me necro man, I guess. Saw this one and thought I'd post:

1915 Burnt Land at Sunset