Mike,
Thank you for your wonderful and insightful response.
No, it isn't cold up here YET. I expect the cold to settle in during the middle of September. Until then I will keep plugging away at the anger that haunts my paintings.
I believe now after that first experience of madness, hindsight tells me to ignore any future occurances. Although, I believe the difficulty with the "demon" is the temptation to doubt oneself and question whether the task is even worth pursuing. It isn't until the end result begins to expose itself that your confidence begins to return.
I suppose this is an ongiong process and one of which we must continually wade through.