Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Untitled [Walking Person], January 10, 1918, watercolor with graphite on paper, 18 x 11 3/4 inches, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Tony Sisti, 1979.
Freedom – the joy of closing one’s eyes and seeing visions of raw hillsides, beyond a mean street and feeling the impulse to paint this boldly, exuberantly with the mind of a creator, caring not about the result – this is freedom.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 10, 1936