Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Sunshine During a Blizzard, 1947-1959; watercolor on paper, 30 1/2 x 40 1/2 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Archives
The second of wonderful winter days. It has been snowing since the morning of the 19th - then great squareshaped soggy lumps from the east; developed gradually by today in a thick shower of feathery bunches of star-flakes. Today was a fairy day. - the nature of the storm brought a smile from the walker - so light and buoyant, they had the character of sunlight; falling so softly (there was scarce a wind), they rested on the trees' branches like careful butterflies; they evaded the downcoming foot and flew aside in tiny gusts...
Charles E. Burchfield
January 21, 1915