Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Song of the Tree Cricket, 1959-60; watercolor, gouache, white chalk and black charcoal on wove paper, 44 x 27 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Purchase and partial gift from anonymous donors and Albert M. and Raquel R. Wasserman, 2003
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 8, 1914
Monday, Aug 8, 2022
Last night’s meager sprinkle abated the drought none. Today the heat is intensified and the broiling of the earth is continued...
Start out in search of the source of Little Beaver...Distant woods blued as by wood smoke. Seen through an opening in a near screen of trees, these woods seem like distant lakes. The wind displays the tinny glint on all the trees, which reaches a high polish on the twinkling poplars. The cicada in his life among these trees must have gotten some of that tin on his musical instrument. Z-ing of katydids on all sides; Grasshoppers clipper up in spiral flight.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 8, 1914