Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Afterglow, July 8, 1916; watercolor with graphite on paper, 19 3/8 x 14 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Tony Sisti, 1979
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, May 16, 1916
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
A white sunlit morning – a cool damp rainy wind – grey clouds soft blending layers – rain comes – sky turns a rich med-violet – Trees flat & fall into planes of flat greens with ultramarine trunks. Sky at noon is yellow grey – a strange contrast with the almost cerulean trees
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, May 16, 1916