Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Portrait of Mother, Jan, 1916; watercolor on paper, 20 x 14 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
A mother is always surprising you. You may think she is wonderful but she is always doing something so unexpectedly loving and understanding that she is like nature — ever new.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, September 6, 1914