Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Barn Through Tree (Tree and Red Barn), ca. 1917; watercolor, gouache and indelible pencil on paper, 20 x 14 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 29, 1916
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013
Noon copies the present, morning clings to the waning season, evening looks forward to the coming one.
Morning is hazy – the air is full of sun-spokes – Distance is pale blue misty –
Noon is intense – hot white sunlight – white + yellow patterns of weeds against black shadows – zigzagging of white + yellow butterflies –
Evening is cool + stagnant – There is a feeling + look of autumn in the scrawny grasses + weeds.
Charles E. Burchfield, August 29, 1916