Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Wet Winter Dusk, January 1916; watercolor on paper; Image from the Burchfield Penney Archives
Charles Burchfield, Journals, February 18, 1912
Wednesday, Feb 18, 2015
Last night I firmly resolved that in all respect to my cough and cold, I should not go for a walk today. Nature has ways of breaking all resolutions, however, good or bad. This morning when I awoke and looked out, the struggle began. Ground and roofs were coated white with hoarfrost. If frost was so thick in town, what would it be out in the “Bottoms”, where it is so moist? It took me quite a while to decide to break my resolution, but once I was decided to go, I began to look forward to my walk with more than ordinary eagerness.
Charles Burchfield, February 18, 1912