july 30th

Same song in my head for days; 'out of the land of shadows and darkness we were returning towardsss the morning li-hhhihight'. Suddenly (at drawing this morning) it changed to the battle hymn of the republic,' mine eyes have  seen the glory' etc. Filled with happiness. Had to leave the room to try and trace the track of the change and what it presaged. Lo! I know what to do about the seraglio picture and its not what I thought, all the studies for the proposed changes have to go. So much bloody paint on the thing, may have to start again. Its the point that she is looking backwards, its the backward look that causes all the disasters and that is the paintings topic. The far-too-cutesy head must be turned and looking at the hands. Back to the drawing board.