Nightwatching material II

The opening scene and its follow-up reminded me also of Derek Jarman, first of all of his overwhelming movie "Blue", something I could not bear watching in one sitting because as a predominantly visual person myself, somebody who has studied painting, I know how much it hurts to have taken away the capacity to see from oneself. So first reference Blue

And then in the second scene when talking with Hendrikje about colours, I was reminded of Jarman's book Chroma, which I recomment to any painter because of its insight into the matter of colour.

Cover of the English edition

Cover of the German edition

I read this book as a preparation for a talk I delivered on Derek Jarman's Garden at my academy.