Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Red Trees Against the Lake, October 1915; Watercolor and gouache on paper, 9 x 13 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Archives
One of the perplexing puzzles of this summer's torture, today in the wild October sunshine I heard a peterbird sing. — Tonight I love painting; I love the pictures that throng my mind—
Charles Burchfield, October 19, 1919