Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, Vol. 42, February 7 account of January 19-25, 1940, 82-83.

Feb. 7 – (Wednesday)

A summary of the last two weeks or more —

Jan – 19 – A blizzard, with the temperature about zero. Still life of two plants in front of a frosted window – 

[Burchfield bracketed the next paragraph with red pencil.]

[(It seems I cannot really paint until I become desperate from inactivity) – One of the plants was the one Bengert’s gave us for Christmas – a red cyclamen, — the pot hideously dressed in a Christmas red straw mat – my problem was to convert this bin of vulgar coloring into something of significance.)]

Picture completed on Tuesday – Jan. 23 –