Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Little Beaver (Middle Fork), March 11, 1917; watercolor on paper, 21 1/2 x 18 inches; Private collection; Image from of the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 16, 1914
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022
As nowhere else in its course is the Beaver as densely lined with such luxuriant willows as here. Water vaguely sulfurous and flecked with brown scum. Sticktight in full bloom here. That delicate pink flower - greenish indigo when in bud - is worthy of a better name than that. What a pity the original discoverer did not find it when it was in flower rather than when he was forced to tear its seeds from his clothes. Staminate flowers of ragweed in bloom.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 16, 1914