Bernie Chaet, whom I studied with in school was a fan of BurchfieId, so consequently, I have been familiar with his work ever since and was keenly interested in reading this book. Burchfield’s writing reveals what can be seen in his paintings; one immersed in and with nature in a somewhat whimsical, but intense, mysterious way. His descriptions of houses, trees and the weather were fascinating. Chaet, too, in his manner and painting had similar tendencies, but perhaps less cerebral than Burchfield.
I can imagine Bernie describing a similar scene as to what Burchfiled sees here: “…I was struck with the beauty of the dead leaves by our neighbor’s garage-the sort of beauty that is absolute. The soft tones of brown, lavender, yellow brown & reddish brown, with sharp accent of green grass, were very satisfying. Later I watched whirling leaves in sunlight-and it was revealed to me suddenly that this was not leaves & sunlight, but beautiful abstract colors in motion, in ordered movement. The whole world from that tiny event was all at once re-created.”
Bernie Chaet, whom I studied with in school was a fan of BurchfieId, so consequently, I have been familiar with his work ever since and was keenly interested in reading this book. Burchfield’s writing reveals what can be seen in his paintings; one immersed in and with nature in a somewhat whimsical, but intense, mysterious way. His descriptions of houses, trees and the weather were fascinating. Chaet, too, in his manner and painting had similar tendencies, but perhaps less cerebral than Burchfield.
I can imagine Bernie describing a similar scene as to what Burchfiled sees here: “…I was struck with the beauty of the dead leaves by our neighbor’s garage-the sort of beauty that is absolute. The soft tones of brown, lavender, yellow brown & reddish brown, with sharp accent of green grass, were very satisfying. Later I watched whirling leaves in sunlight-and it was revealed to me suddenly that this was not leaves & sunlight, but beautiful abstract colors in motion, in ordered movement. The whole world from that tiny event was all at once re-created.”
A good recommendation.
Nice. Very asynchronous.
"We are orbiting a star." Even more fantastic when you realize that it's not really an orbit, but a vortex.
Too genuinely offbeat and atypical. It would never fly now.