Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), East Wind and Winter Sun, 1951; watercolor and charcoal on paper, 30 x 40 inches; The Baltimore Museum of Art: Edward Joseph Gallagher III Memorial Collection
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 11, 1915
Thursday, Jan 30, 2014
My view of Nature now is like seeing sunlight thru a board fence: here and there we see a flash of sunlight thru an unwary crack. I do not begrudge these years. I am now learning my grammar, without which I cannot speak intelligently. I come to this book to keep alive the pure love of nature that I may not become merely a grammarian.
Charles Burchfield, January 11, 1915