Late in his career Charles Burchfield developed a free and liberated approach to painting. Heightening his sensitivity to the world around him, the artist explored his personal vision in watercolor paintings that are startling for their originality. Joseph Trovato has written, "The subjects of his pictures are the commonest sort, but what he made of them is quite something else -- whether depicting a lofty pine or a lowly dandelion, in each he emphasized the look and feel of reality rather than the surface appearance. It is this very look and feel of reality about his pictures that is the measure of their power and importance as works of art. These pictures are based on observable facts of nature that are clear to everyone at a glance. But what is not so obvious are the insights revealed and the superb artistry that lie beneath their surface. His best pictures are extraordinary for their sound pictorial construction, use of the watercolor medium, and inventive patterns and shapes." (J.S. Trovato, Charles Burchfield, Munson-Williams-Proctor, p. 12)