Charles E. Burchfield Professions : Painter Born : April 9, 1893 Died : January 10, 1967 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Charles E. Burchfield Doodling serves as a means of keeping the hand or fingers limber, so that they are always ready for serious work. Charles E. Burchfield mean hands art 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 learning fighting children 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 color listening tree 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 eye views thinking Before starting work go thru all the former material. Many things of vital importance have been lost sight of. Charles E. Burchfield starting sight lost 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 color artist play Similar Authors Barry McGee painter Brion Gysin painter Bridget Riley painter Boris Vallejo painter Allan Kaprow painter Augustus John painter All Authors
