Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Pussy Willows by Moonlight, 1964; watercolor on paper, 42 x 34 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
A thaw day –
I went sketching along the Canal
It is the kind of day that recalls muddy swamps, pussy willows & the smell of the earth fresh dug from hepaticas
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 18, 1923