08/21/1914
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
half of stems red as tho sunburnt. Leaves in pairs. Flowers – tiny; white; four petals. Small seed pods triangular pyramids - plant lies comparatively flat - has appearance of being whirled. Found it thriving in cinder piles. When broken gave out a sticky milky substance.(HT)At evening air in a crystalline state. Sky a deep blue. Sun-light on trees is a sparkling yellow. Air dry & cold.A cloudless sunset - a strong saffron yellow glow in the west which blending into the blue, creates