Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), “V-2 – Sky between 1 & 3, 1915 – JULY 16 – STORM AT SUNSET”, July 16, 1915; watercolor and pencil on paper, 17 x 11 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2006
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 11, 1915
Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017
My view of Nature now is like seeing sunlight thru a board fence: here and there we see a flash of sunlight thru an unwary crack. I do not begrudge these years. I am now learning my grammar, without which I cannot speak intelligently. I come to this book to keep alive the pure love of nature that I may not become merely a grammarian.
Charles Burchfield, January 11, 1915