Charles Burchfield Quotes & Sayings

Before starting work go thru all the former material. Many things of vital importance have been lost sight of. — Charles E. Burchfield

Get yourself to a vantage point of seclusion and view the world with your eyes alone. Think of the infinite spaces of the skies and the world beneath. — Charles E. Burchfield

It seems at times I should be a composer of sounds, not only of rhythms and colors. Walking under the trees, I felt as if the color made sound. — Charles E. Burchfield

An artist finds his happiest combination in a play of complementary colors. They are direct contrasts yet do not jar; they awaken the beholder, but do not disturb him. — Charles E. Burchfield

As an artist grows older, he has to fight disillusionment and learn to establish the same relation to nature as an adult, as he had when a child — Charles E. Burchfield

Charles Burchfield would look at what you were working on and not say anything for several minutes. Then he would very sensitively respond - "Well, have you thought about?" or "Might you consider?" I respected that so much because I thought he was so sensitive to my work, and didn't want to offend me, but in the right way to encourage me. — Paul Smith

Charles Burchfield was exceptional. As such an accomplished artist, he had limited previous association with academia and teaching. — Paul Smith

Doodling serves as a means of keeping the hand or fingers limber, so that they are always ready for serious work. — Charles E. Burchfield