Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, March 29, 1943

Early A.M. Martha (who has been suffering from toothache) to dentist – 

In studio – By now, I realize that my work on the Two Hollows picture Saturday has gone far toward solving the picture’s many complex problems, and I feel  the urge to go on with it some more. The very fact that there seems little chance of selling pictures until the war is over seems to be a release to me, and I feel free to work on a picture like this, which would neither, even in normal times, increase my standing with the critics, or find a purchaser. Since no pictures of any kind are being bought, I might as well paint entirely for myself. This is what an artist ought to do under any circumstances, but it is not as easy as it sounds. 

I feel that my best, most original work is in the field of nature, the change of seasons, and weather; yet the art world generally does not recognize this

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, March 29, 1943