Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Clearing Sky, 1920; watercolor and pencil on paper, 19 1/4 x 26 1/2 inches, Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
A calm clear blue sky – day – a few white clouds – I saw swallows bow-shaped black atoms & skimming in the remote sky – I have a feeling of lost poetry –
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, July 6, 1915