Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

 Nov. 26 — Friday A lovely day—but tired & “out of sorts”—Letters from Art, Evie, Emma, Ethel E. & Mary H.In studio all day sorting my outdoor sketching papers & making a new portfolio.By P.M. cloudy & threatening.; ; ; ; ___________Evening—to M & A’s Hanks birthday. (We gave him a red flannel shirt.) cards & M served cup-cakes [sic] & ice cream. Rain.Nov. 27 — Sat. To the country on the eastern end of Genesee Road painting a brisk windy day after the shower with great fleets of compact layer clouds & a brilliant sun. As I went down the Olean Rd before E.A. I almost regretted coming out. I had forgotten the hunting season was on, and this being Saturday meant many more would be out. Cars were parked everywhere, sometimes in groups of seven or eight, and everywhere on the fields & going into or emerging from woods could be seen hunters in red caps & black & red checkered suits. Noting a dense woods to the right of the R.P. Track with what appeared to be a road running alongside it. I turned off to look at it. The “road” proved to be the preliminary grading of the cut—off between Holland & Chaffee. I took a walk southwards—fine wild country; but so many hunters, that I determined to go eastward in the hope of finding a place where there would be none.