I finished work on the Andy Warhol style portrait of Pope John Paul II this afternoon, and was astonished by the sense of peaceful contentment that settled over me. It was a surprise as I feel only agitation at the frenzy that has surrounded his death. Because of having done the work, I will be able to view the spectacle of the funeral tomorrow with a sense of release into joy rather than relief from entrapment.

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