I am in a very black mood and profoundly disgusted with painting. It really is a continual torture! Don't expect to see anything new, the little I di… - Claude Monet

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I am in a very black mood and profoundly disgusted with painting. It really is a continual torture! Don't expect to see anything new, the little I did manage to do has been destroyed, scraped off, or torn up. You've no idea what appalling weather we've had continuously these two past months. When you're trying to convey the weather, the atmosphere and the general mood, it's enough to make you mad with rage.