Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Hepaticas, 1952; watercolor, 42 x 32 inches; Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, April 15, 1937
Thursday, Apr 15, 2021
The incredible beauty of hepaticas in a spring rain. I always feel that I am not up to this miracle, that something is holding me back, to keep me from realizing it as fully as I should. There is nothing else in the whole calendar quite like this, and it will be so brief.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, April 15, 1937