Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Flight of Blackbirds at Dawn, 1916; watercolor on paper, 14 x 20 inches; Private collection, Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
A stagnant rainy day – Heavy rain in morning – Clearing at noon – Massing of thunderclouds & passing on – Trees dim in the rain haze, seem to drip all day – a coppery sunset – blue-white haze over fields – meadow larks –Blackbirds across sky – Immense calm –
At night noises from the factories –
Tolstoy has said that to find God was to lose oneself in the joy of his work. Of course, tho (sic) he could speak to himself an entirely new & foreign language, he chose to speak in a language others could understand – Hence he used the word “God.” I have “found God” in my work – that is complete oblivion to discontent & fear of the immensity of eternity, thru (sic) the love of my work.
Charles E Burchfield, 7-2-15-