Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Sunlight After the Rain, June 17, 1916; Watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper, 20 x 14 inches; Image courtesy of the Burchfield Penney Archives
Charles Burchfield, Journals, August 10, 1914
Monday, Aug 10, 2020
A fresh post-thundershower day. This morning made me think of mushrooms - loosely misty windblown clouds. At midmorning the sun came out for the first time in the morning & my delight & thrill was as great as if it had been obscured for months, instead of a few hours. Thus is our love of sunlight.
At noon a brisk breeze from southwest. Sky deep blue but the air was hotly humid. Evening calm - stagnant dreamy, clouds seeming unwilling to move along. The air is cool and young.
Charles E. Burchfield, August 10, 1914