Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), View of Garden Plants beyond Fence, 1937; watercolor and graphite underdrawing on off-white, heavy stock wove paper, 20 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches, Karen and Kevin Kennedy Collection.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, April 25, 1935
Monday, Apr 25, 2022
Working in the yard. A clear sunshiny day, with a cool wind from the north. Transplanting the valerian, ever-blooming bleeding-hearts, daphne, phlox, and rose-bushes to the back & side gardens, so as to make a wide lawn back of the garage. Each year the ritual of actually putting my hands on the earth seems like a newly discovered delight. The wonderful feel of the soft rich loam – all my petty worries feel away to nothing – I feel like falling prostrate and embracing the Earth – Evening all of us to see a picture show – it does not set exactly right to me tho; and afterward as I get in bed, I feel a sense of futility –
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, April 25, 1935