Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Untitled (Haloed Moon), ca. 1916; watercolor and graphite on paper, 11 x 8 1/4 inches; Charles E. Burchfield Foundation Archives, Gift of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2006
My sketchbook has virtually become my diary.
A fine winter day with a clear sky. A walk country wards under the half moon near midnight. It was but a fleeting glimpse of the grandeur of nature at night.
Charles Burchfield, December 27, 1914