Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)Untitled (Journal Pg 73)
August 12, 1914 - August 13, 1914
graphite pencil on commercially-made lined paper
5 13/16 x 3 11/16 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
I remember recording about the wren singing in the face of his enemies the sparrows. Did the wren chirp because they did?(HT)(HT)(HT)(HT)August 13, 1914(HT)A cool clear morning. Invigoration. A peculiar elasticity to the air. There is no wind stirring the trees yet as we move about a brisk breeze strikes our faces - it is as tho our moving set the air in motion.(HT)Noon brings a whitening of the sky & a mist in the air. The sunlight becomes mellower each day. If we may compare nature to a fruit, it is just