March 26-29, 1943
graphite pencil on unlined paper
9 5/8 x 11 5/8 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
to her, and her departure even without notice, would really entail little inconvenience for her employers.
Sally, in her office, asked me to be given some work besides filing, which had grown intolerable to her, and was transferred to typing.
Mar. 27, (Saturday)
Working on the Two Hollows – But again, at early afternoon, I was interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Cameron Booth, his sister Beatrice & her husband and adopted daughter Mary.
I had reached a point in my work when I was about painted out, so the interruption was no real annoyance. I enjoyed Cameron’s rant, we discovered many things that only an artist’s son mull over with another. They left at six.
Mar. 28 – Sun
P.M. Martha entertains four girls from school. I took them to the studio and showed them a few pictures. They were a nice group.
Mar. 29 – Mon.
Early A.M. Martha (who has been suffering from toothache to dentist –
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In studio – By now, I realize that my work on the Two Hollows picture Saturday has gone far toward solving the pictures [sic] many complex problems, and I feel