dutch marginal

rembrandt can be your teacher in painting, 350 years after he died. ing bank made six tutorials spoken by rembrandt (old dutch and his voice resembling his real voice, based on the physics known from his self portraits). the tutorials are only subtitled in modern dutch, so if you are not familiar with the dutch language, you will have to be satisfied with the images. it is brilliant of ing to do such a thing. the tutorials are inspiring and bring us back in time, when live was not so impatient. we learn about the many layers necessary to use to establish the effect that rembrandt did. he paints the way live works: we have to have patience, let things set for a while, renew our view, try a new layer, build, rebuild, change en rebuild again. Bron: ing.nl

the story of the writing of this book, van gogh's ear, by bernadette murphy is inspiring for all wannabe writers and mystery lovers. what a dream to chase a myth, the unravelling of a mystery, the making alive of history and art. it stimulates your fantasy. i have a suitcase full of such unravelled mysteries that i would like to research and explore in stories, but i never take the time. maybe in the future? however, bernadette did it and how. to her penguin book bbc two documentary