Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Whirling Leaves in a Black Hollow, 1960; watercolor on paper, 38 x 29 1/2 inches; Private Collection, Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, October 30, 1917
Monday, Oct 30, 2023
Before midnight (last night), a tall cold white noon; Early in the morning, a terrific hailstorm startles us – (deafening roar, strange black houses) lightening and thunder –Morning a light horizon; wild in terrific gusts, whirls up leaves furiously from peach trees –