'If the function of the artist is to see, the first duty of the critic is to understand what the artist saw' -- J.E.H. MacDonald

'Sketching [in Algoma] demanded a quick decision in composition, an ignoring or summorizing of much of the detail, a searching-out of significant form, and a colour analysis that must never err on the side of timidity. One must know the north country initimately to appreciate the great variety of its forms.' -- A.Y. Jackson