Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Dream of 13 Eagles, ca. 1959; Conté crayon on paper, 19 x 13 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Charles E. Burchfield Foundation Archives, Gift of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2006
Charles Burchfield, Journals, July 2, 1915
Saturday, Jul 2, 2022
Tolstoi has said that to find God was to lose oneself in the joy of his work. Of course, though he could speak to himself an entirely new & foreign language, he chose to speak in a language others could understand – Hence he used the word “God.” I have “found God” in my work – that is complete oblivion to discontent & fear of the immensity of eternity, through the love of my work.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, July 2, 1915