Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Nature's Gothic Windows, May 1916; watercolor with graphite on paper, 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Tony Sisti, 1979
Charles Burchfield, Journals, August 16, 1916
Monday, Aug 16, 2021
It is useless to write to a friend unless inspired on thinking of him —
The nature-notes I write in here merely from a desire to record in plain words a phenomenon, are much more poetical afterwards than the descriptions I consciously strive to make figurative.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 16, 1916