Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

parked the car and walked. Before I reached the top, I was winded, and winging wet with sweat. ; The view from the tower was vast, but rather monotonous – ; I drove on a short ways, then ate my lunch on a bare hillside, after which I drove to the town again, purchased a farmer’s straw hat, and proceeded west to the hill I wanted. ; Worked until 6 P.M. filling in the whole sketch. ; I decided to go home by way of Salamanca, and took Route 59 from Smith Port. The drive was interesting. I reached Salamanca by dusk, and got my dinner in a diner, and enjoyed it. The drive home then was all in darkness, and exhausted as I was with my painting, a nerve-racking job. ; Bertha (whom I had called at Smith Port & Springville) was waiting up for me. ; ; Aug 3, (Thurs.); To Emporium country again. I had in mind a painting of a woods with a view over the hills, located about 15 miles below Smithport (sic). I arrived before noon, and to find a place to eat lunch, I took a dirt road leading off into the wooded hillside (I found later I was in Penn. State woods). I soon came upon a wide open place where I could look southward over all the hills. Here I decided to paint, first eating lunch.