Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, November 23, 1917

A lowery North Day –

Morning N.W. horizon is white. 

A spitting snow –

Noon – clouds in layers from the North; the North horizon is intensely white – it seems strongest around house corners.

Trees are huge, black scrawny hideous things –

A wonderful lighting effect – A cold chaste light on houses from North, west sides are slightly darker – a little warm.

The town bristles with perpendicular lines.

Out of work at early dusk – A wide expansive flat grey sky – a grey that seems to have grey in it & full of subdued light.  A factory building up against it is a huge black bulk –

All things grow blacker towards top but gradually.

Charles E. Burchfield, November 23, 1917