Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), North Otto Thunderhead, 1964; watercolor on paper, 44 x 26 3/4 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
A stagnant morning of weird thunderhead rhythms in the sun whitened sky — an afternoon of wind & wispy skies — Sun sets a white glow in streaky sky – song sparrow sings & swallows skim the sky — the afterglow set the sky on fire, when the whole sky became orange & rose-salmon lighting up the earth with yellow light –
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, July 12,1915