Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Cartoon for Robin Song at Dusk, c. 1947; charcoal on paper, 40 x 58 3/4 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Charles E. Burchfield Foundation Archives, Gift of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2006
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, April 30, 1947
Saturday, Apr 30, 2016
Raining – very warm –
In studio — studying the picture of yesterday [“the reconstructed 1917 sketch of McCanty’s Barn”] and marveling at the nerve I had to use so much yellow all thru the picture. It is like the blinding glory of the golden gates of Paradise.
Also studying the cartoon for the “Robin Song at Dusk.” I had to make radical changes in the foreground.
Afternoon sky clears — warm & sunny —
Evening Hank & Mart down to play cards.
Charles E. Burchfield, April 30, 1947