Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Sultry August Afternoon, 1962-63; watercolor on paper, 38 x 29 inches; Private Collection, Image courtesy of the Burchfield Penney Art Center
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, Vol. 19, August 29, 1914
Saturday, Aug 29, 2015
Night clear and starry.
Tho evening spent riotously at King’s all of that falls away from my mind and only the impression of the afternoon remains.
I find that I am extremely absentminded on all things except those which I love — art, nature & music. I may walk along a street & see no one; but let a sparrow dart down from a building in pursuit of a moth, tho it be a little to one side & behind me, I see it. Whole conversations may go on without my ear catching a word. – The chewink cannot step on a leaf but what I hear it.
Charles E. Burchfield, August 29, 1914