Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, November 11, 1961

By this time it was time to go in for a rest.  But the dead goldenrod and corn, lit up by the horizon sun attracted me, [so] that I pause to look at it—a beautiful scene, and I felt I could have made a good painting of it, had I not been so tired from the day’s activities—I strolled along the fence, and then I saw hundreds of mosquito-like insects dancing in the cobwebby wake of the sun glowing in the dead weeds— brilliantly lit, their rapid up and down rhythmic dance presented a beautiful and exciting sight—I finally had to go and get pencil + paper and make studies of both ideas.

Charles E. Burchfield, November 11, 1961