Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Landscape with Rain, 1917; watercolor on paper, 13 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches; Collection of Merritt P. Dyke
Day opens cloudy and grey with a wind from the south. By noon, as I go to lunch, a fine drizzle falls, blown by the wind like snow. Rain all afternoon and fitful wind brushing thru (sic) the wet-glistened trees - a fall scene - these trees waving against the dull grey sky. It seems our hike must be postponed. / I have no fear of any dogma, but I do fear myself.
Charles E. Burchfield, October 24, 1914