Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Sunrise and Rain, 1916; watercolor, 13.5 x 19.25 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 16, 1915
Sunday, Jan 16, 2022
I awoke early enough to see the sun-rise. It startled me half out of bed. Up away from the horizon was a long cloud bar, flaming salmon in color, against a blue green sky. Did I awake just for that?
The day stealthily developed towards rain: by noon the sun a glow almost shadowless; by evening, sky grey merging with the earth and 30. a portentous wind whistling in the weird trees; Now the rattle of rain on the panes and the roaring moan of the
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 16, 1915