Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Sun and Snowstorm, 1917; watercolor, gouache and pencil on joined paper, 19 1/2 x 27 inches; John Sacret Young Collection
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 22, 1946
Thursday, Feb 22, 2024
All day on the “Fading Winter Sun” (1917 36 x 48). The work did not go very well - all the time I felt that I was not calm enough in my mind for real concentration on such a work at this time and that I ought not be doing it; rather some mechanical work would be better.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 22, 1946