Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Beaver Pond in Spring (Spring Landscape), 1953; watercolor and pencil on paper, 15¼ x 19 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, April 8, 1915
Friday, Apr 8, 2016
First wakening – blinding fast quarter moon in a black sky; next the red horizon fading upwards; and lastly the white sun flooding the frost-coated earth... The melted frost in the frothy sun, sparkles and [turns] the jagged turf whitish; robins are the songsters. Returning from school the brilliant morning sunshine flooding the trees... I think how the day should be spent afield. Again to I long for absolute solitude.
Charles E. Burchfield, April 8, 1915