Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

and that the Modern Museum was planning a group exhibition of four water-colorists – Homer, Sangart, Mavin & myself to go all over the country – and that there were come conflicts with the projected Buffalo show – He was excited over the prospects of my new pictures, and thinks by all means that the large “Two Ravines” should be shown.
Friday – worked on the sky of “Winter Sun & Iron Bridge but it is not quite successful. –
Nov. 25 – 1943 (Thurs.)
It is difficult to explain this lapse in my journal of over nine weeks – Perhaps when boiled down, it all comes to this – when one is busy and really doing a lot of work, there is no necessity for writing about ones activities – In other words, keeping a journal is partly creating something it fill an empty space. For the sake of record, when the inclination to write is lacking, a brief notation of events should be kept – However, I did not, and so must briefly mention a few of the more important items
I finished up all the pictures in good order, and sent them on. My exhibition opened on Oct. 25, and ran four weeks. In most aspects, it was a success – critics and friends alike seemed to think it was my best show to date – Thrice, possibly from pictures sold. And yet, somehow, I am curiously left unsatisfied.