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and usually nauseated - smoking allowed on Underground, etc.

The works of Turner were more consuming and absorbing than any other work before. How grateful I am to have seen them. 2 grand rooms in the Tate & 3 "smaller" ones of him alone. Fantastic is the only word. They have his bequest - all left in his studio at death - 180 finished oils, 182 unfinished & over 19,000 drawings & watercolors. For the drawings & more watercolors one can go to Brit. Museum libr & sign to see them. Quite a wonderful experience. Holding  leafing thru these wonderful little sketch books - 4"x6" - especially one of Venice - but all of it just saying enjoy yourself looking like hell & letting that pencil be carried by the wind any which way. His watercolors often scrubbed, sometimes muddy (sometimes bad), frequently quiet. It was such a joy & affirmation. I felt at home with him because of his freedom, spontaneity, reliance of feeling & sensation - without there being the charged up anger or violence that is so often paramount - of course in his day that sort of thing was new. He gave little note to the rules - glazed over thick surfaces - now of course they're all cracking thru to the canvas. Rarely is a brush stroke evident - he must have painted with his [[?]].

John Osborn's Luther left mixed feeling. But being brought up Lutheran I doubt the pertinance now of having the man strewn