Out to the “Big Woods” painting – A cool cloudy day with only rare intervals of sunshine – Still a lot of “color” in the woods. My theme – the last yellow leaves fluttering down...
Another fine day – The cox – combs are still in all their glory, as are the chrysanthemums.
But as we proceeded northward...patches of sunlight seemingly torn by the wind, flow across the barren landscape with a startling effect that was indescribably beautiful.
A water-color (16 x 48) of the transition of Fall to Winter. – Which I have been dreaming about ever since the Art School Days...
"...A cold drizzly day – later the drizzle became outright rain. – a sketch of the clouds, with the feeling of black winter north looking in the distance..."
Day opens cloudy and grey with a wind from the south. By noon, as I go to lunch a fine drizzle falling blown by the wind like snow...
Remounting & enlarging some pictures: - Study of Bertha (1937) reading from 21 x 23 to 23 x 33 –, Uprooted Tree (1920-) from 21 x 30 to 27 x 41, Storm over Irondale (1920) from 26 x 30 to 28 x 40, March Day at Gowanda (1924) From 23½ x 26 to 26 x 36.
P.M. – B & I to Chestnut Ridge Park – A chilly day with strong S.W. wind. To the western part – park and for walk up the big ravine...
(Friday) – lovely and warm. – working on frames and (P.M.) going over my wall-paper samples for Mr. Schenk. I had forgotten so many of these designs!
The delight of the children in this place thrilled me too.