October 14, 1914
graphite on lined paper
5 7/8 x 3 3/4 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
[inscription reads] tree study and he told me of their camping out experiences last summer at Gate Mills. / A heavy grey sky. The northeast wind scatters drops of water now & then. / A model, whom we had in modelling last year, met me at the Studio, and seeming delighted to see me shook hands. It means a lot to have them smile when they see you - I don’t know why unless they like a person more by instinct than reason. The present model Sam, when I asked him what he did evenings