Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Orion and the Moon, 1917; Watercolor, charcoal, colored pencil, and gouache on joined paper, mounted on board, 23 1/2 x 35 inches; Private Collection
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, December 8, 1916
Thursday, Dec 8, 2022
(Star doodle) at midnight – outdoors. The sky is immense. At the zenith the small remote moon is but a dim glow in the pale violet sky; a deep rumblings from the depths in the west; a steady wind clatters a leaf on a grapevine; Trees bristle upward black silhouettes against the sky – (star doodle). How peculiar a door under gaslight – a feeling of crime – a loose sketch on the wall rattles.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, December 8, 1916