Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), December Storm, 1941-1960; watercolor on joined paper mounted on board, 40 1/2 x 56 inches (Frame: 48 x 63 5/8 inches); Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Peter C. Andrews and Joan K. Andrews, 1966
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 16, 1915
Monday, Jan 16, 2023
I awoke early enough to see the sunrise. It startled me half out of bed. 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 a portentous wind whistling in the weird trees; Now the rattle of rain on the panes and the roaring moan of the wind.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 16, 1915