Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Thunderhead in Rain, 1916; watercolor on paper, 13 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles Burchfield, Journals, September 23, 1916
Friday, Sep 20, 2019
I have forgotten these idealistic lands to the south—sun-beaten thunderheads at noon! To awake some morning entirely refreshed, to walk out barefooted in the dewy grass & walk eastward in the dusk over a strange land to meet the sun—
North—Noon—all these seem foreign to me—what is the trouble?
Charles Burchfield, September 23, 1916