P.M. East, towards Varysburg to work on cemetery picture. Raining heavily, so to Weathersfield Springs, to visit cemetery there...
Sun glows dimly in a whispy mackerel sky – Orioles, robins & yellowbirds – wrens fill the air...
A clear powerful day – warm noon – yellow bird robins on lawn, sparrows – oriole in checkered shade...
In studio—studying the “Genesee St. Bldg.”—and “Lavender & Old Lace”—I will have to add 5” to the top of the latter— Check from [Frank Rehn] for “Backyards in Spring”...
A warm windy day - languor and aimlessness hold me powerless. A thought on my walk: an artist’s worth...
PM. “The girls” to a movie, Arthur & I hold the fort. After we had disposed of the dishes, we worked in the yard...
In studio studying pictures—The blackeyed shed of 1918— 26) for enlargement—(this picture brought back from Chryseler [sic] at auction).
Much cooler. A fiddling day; I grow depressed because I cannot get started on my oil...
P.M. B-C & I to Buffalo to see “Kitty” (with it a very delightful Bugs Bunny). Art & his friends to see Ziegfeld Follies. After show C home on bus, B&I to Laube’s for chicken sandwiches and coffee. Meet boys at 9:00 and home...
All day on the “Three Seasons” pictures — Once I almost gave it up as a too fantastic an idea — but persisted and as the day went on, the work grew easier.