Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Snowstorm (The first snow), 1916; Watercolor and Gouache, 20 x 14 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, October 23, 1914
Monday, Oct 23, 2023
About the middle of the night, a cold icy wind awoke me, and I lay for some time drinking it in. A wonderful cool windy day - wind from southeast driving the sunshine – sparkleflakes! - before it. The sky was a fairyland of cobwebby, whispy white mists. What spontaneous joy in the leaves whirling and eddying over the earth, repeating the currents seen in the breeze-sifted sky above.