Charles E. Burchfield in his own words View All

  • Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, September 19, 1946

    Saturday, September 19, 2020

    On the return home I stopped on the “Big Sap” Hill to listen to the katydids. They were so numerous & so loud, they made the ears ring. Made studies of the Milky Way & the two constellations in the S.W.

Upcoming Events View All

  • Sep19

    Class / Workshop  |  Sounds of The Songbird

    Saturday, September 19, 2020, 10:30 am–1:30 pm

    In many of Charles E. Burchfield's paintings, sound inspired his use of brushstrokes, symbols and lines. 

  • Sep26

    Class / Workshop  |  Singing Trees in Willowy Wind

    Saturday, September 26, 2020, 10:30 am–1:30 pm

    In Charles E. Burchfield's, Bluebird and Cottonwood, trees dance in the wind. Capture the swaying of tree branches and the undulations of their trunks bending to the forest winds, 

  • Oct 4

    Class / Workshop  |  Burchfield Bluebird

    Sunday, October 4, 2020, 1–3 pm

    Participants will create a needle felted Eastern Bluebird inspired by nature, loved by Charles Burchfield.

Featured Western New York Artists View All WNY Artists

  • Alexander O. Levy

    Alexander O. Levy

    Alexander O. Levy (1881-1947) was a painter, illustrator, printmaker, and designer. 

  • Harold L. Cohen

    Harold L. Cohen

    Harold L. Cohen is a Buffalo-based visual artist and educator.

  • Walter A. Prochownik

    Walter A. Prochownik

    Walter A. Prochownik (1923 – 2000) was an internationally recognized painter and professor from Buffalo, New York.

Latest Blog Entries View All

  • Welcome To That Forever Friday Feeling Don Metz

    Monday, June 29, 2020

    Burchfield Penney Associate Director retires after a 25-year renowned journey of supporting the museum’s mission and the artists of Western New York.

  • A Tribute to Susan Rothenberg (1945-2020)

    Tuesday, June 16, 2020

    Susan Rothenberg earned international acclaim as a courageous artist strong enough to pursue her vision when it defiantly rejected the status quo. Extensive numbers of exhibition essays, articles, and other texts explore her life and accomplishments, from her roots in Buffalo, New York to her later … more

  • Remembering Sheldon Berlyn (1929-2020)

    Thursday, June 11, 2020

    Sheldon Berlyn was a dynamic abstract expressionist artist and influential educator.His works created with brilliant colors, confident squeegee strokes, and flamboyant gesture truly reflect his passionate personality.