Went to see Modigliani at the Royal Academy of Art when I first got here on Oct 7th. Got stood up by a friend meant to meet me there, but ended up having more fun by myself with Mr Modigliani. Such amazing simplicity. The man was a true cartoonist--if by that we mean an artist who distills and perhaps broadens features in order to make a point, eschewing similarity and reality for the story beneath the picture... Cool shit. Sad though that he was another one who died perhaps long before his true potential was reached. Them's the breaks for the bohemian life I guess...