08/23/1914
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
August 23, 1914A small dart moth in bathroom. I induce it to crawl upon my hand which is covered with water. In a few minutes, with its feeder it had sucked all the water up. The moth using my hand as a drinking cup, gave a thrill I felt as tho I had been highly honored. Having dried my hand, it composed itself upon my thumb, with feeder tight curled.(HT)In some lights, the brown mixed wing of this moth is irridiscent. (HT)My room is brighter on a windy day. The winds