Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Cherry Blossom Snow, 1917-45; watercolor, gouache and pencil on joined paper laid down on board, 39 3/4 x 56 inches; Private Collection, Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles Burchfield, Journals, May 6, 1917
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Complete subjugation to Nature—If you would be a poet, express the poetry of nature. Do not invent quasi-poetry & try to twist the facts of nature around to it.
The Artist does not define Art.
Charles Burchfield , May 6, 1917