Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Tree from Hill Top, October 1915; watercolor and graphite on paper, 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches; Given in Memory of Melvin and Judith F. Alexander by their Children and Grandchildren, 2008
Feb 27, 1915
Another wonderful day. The morning dawns clear with an orange glow precluding the dazzling sun. It is a fine sap-day. Noonwards the sweeps of clouds commences; they are whiter and fleecier that yesterday’s.
I paint all day. Afternoon water-color sketch out of the window.
The night is beautiful. Cold moon, dark sky sparsely starred; sweep of icy white clouds out of the inexhaustible northwest.
Charles E. Burchfield