Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Yellow Afterglow, July 31, 1916; watercolor and graphite on paper, 20 x 14 inches, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Tony Sisti, 1979
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, July 22, 1914
Thursday, Jul 23, 2015
A yellow light fills the air—one must wonder if it finds its source in the pale sun, whose dreamy light is spread over the whole sky while the drifting mist, or is it the reflected of the dry yellow earth of the road, and appearing as chunks in the weeds & grass & firm thirsting gardens. It envelops all things in a harmony of yellow.
Charles E. Burchfield, July 22, 1914