Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

by comparison. The scene he depicted was a narrow forest glade at late afternoon, with the almost level rays of the sun fitting thru, to illumine leafy branches here & there. Awake, I no longer can recall the details that made this such a remarkable picture, but I now realize it was not a typical Hopper picture, but a subject I might be more likely to do.; ; ; ; ; ____________________; A cloudy muggy morning following yesterday’s torrential rains. C—A & I all morning on cleaning the back end of our lot beyond the pavilion. One large patch of beautiful chicory we shared, as well as some clumps of goldenrod along the fence. I discovered that a number of the black walnuts I had thrown out here last winter had germinated and sent up little plants. I saved few of them.; Tired and dull all afternoon from my exertions.July 29 (Tues.); A fresh windy morning with less humidity. In studio studying my recent work, and playing records—The Dvorak Quintet Opus 106, and V. Williams Symph. & S. I was especially receptive, and they sounded more beautiful than ever before. My pictures, too, seemed better than I had expected.; P.M. To Buffalo—to get supplies for a picnic lunch in the evening, and also to look up books on mushrooms.