Having a Derek Jarman enthusiasm ... the Sketchbooks, Chroma, etc..

Secretly it’s the handwriting ... I copy one of his pages noticing his curled over ‘d’s ... his long downstroke of the ‘p’, the occasional ligatures between words. And, as always, it’s not simply the letters themselves but the air each stroke inscribes, the spacing between lines, and then the sense of the page. Elegance. Rhythm, too.

Such writing speaks of consideration. A daily habit of attention. A sitting to attention at the desk, pen in hand, to compose - oneself and the page.