Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), July Drought Sun, 1949-60; watercolor on paper, 45 x 54 inches; Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 2, 1952
Tuesday, Aug 2, 2022
Partly cloudy and muggy.
P.M. – A hasty sketch from the back of our lot (back of the pavilion) looking S.W. - Done to work out the heat-wave mirage idea, which I want to include in the “Drought Sun” picture. Tired and not mentally alert. I heard my neighbors to the east chattering and fussing in their garden, and I imagined them watching me with puzzlement (I doubt if they really knew I was there!)
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 2, 1952