This morning while I was looking out over dull trees and houses...
In the studio – contrary to my plans, (which was to re-create the 1918 blizzard picture) worked on editing the journals of the 1919-1920-1921 period –
Partly cloudy — alternating flashes of bright sun-light and luminous shady periods, snow-flurries at times.
Most of the day on mounting drawings, which seems to go on endlessly – but every so often I come across some which I had forgotten, but which seem unusually interesting.
A fresh brilliant day. The sunlight falls beautifully on the deep rounded snow. The air sparkles –
Two days ago, the sun, for the first time this winter, gave promise of the power and splendor it will have later in the season.
The other night as I got in bed, various sounds were magnified into wierd discordant music.
Night walk over luminous fields...
It is a raw day, a fine snow driven by a bitter east wind
Joe wanted to get the “feel” of the whole background so, when I mentioned the college was considering a “Burchfield Art Center” he wanted to visit it as well as the Albright Knox Gallery –
A few days ago I received a letter from the State Dept. — asking me to go to Turkey to talk about American art, show some of my own work and meet Turkish artists —