Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, December 14, 1946

Confused days – Bertha has been in everyday this week to help with the new baby.

Have worked two days (one last week and yesterday) on “Wild Geese at Twilight” (42x56) and the picture is well launched. It will be, I think one of my major themes – akin to “November Evening” but with more interest on the landscape itself. It is good to be working on a “human” subject again.

Have sold two pictures recently from the studio – one a few weeks ago to Mrs. Louis Fisher, a schoolteacher who had been saving up for a matter of ten years or so. She fell in love with “The Kitchen Garden” and took it home to try it out for two weeks (insisted on paying $100 down) came back in less than the two weeks and said that she “had to have it” & left it to be framed, paying another $100. A fine heartening experience. The second picture to Mr. & Mrs. Hanson of Batavia – who had been saving their money for four years. They chose “A Pond in May”, and I made the frame yesterday.

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, December 14, 1946