Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Moon and Cumulus Cloud (Thunder Clouds), July 13, 1916; Transparent and opaque watercolor with graphite on white watercolor paper, 19 15/16 x 13 7/8 inches; Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum of Art, Utica, NY; Edward W. Root Bequest
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, May 4, 1915
Thursday, May 4, 2023
A cool loose wet morning – yellow thunderheads in sound, mist-shot sun – Trees seem to drip with mist, blue distances – oriole.
Day steadily grows colder. Massing of black clouds at times against them the bright trees –
Desires to quit the whole art life possessed me today following two days of inane attempts –
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, May 4, 1915