08/17/1914
graphite pencil on lined paper
5 3/4 x 3 11/16 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
handwriting should be spontaneous. If we all wrote perfectly, there would be less variance of character. Of what avail is it, if a man perfect his handwriting, and find that he has not perfected what he has to say? His only calling must be that of copyist.(HT)If an artist pays less attention to his clothes than to his muse, the world says he is slovenly.iAugust 20, 1914(HT)Morning calm, Oriole. Sky perfectly clear, but early a fleet of dapples float by, to be followed by white edged quivering thunderheads. At noon heat is terrific. After