Letter to Chaim - 10.7.06 2006

John Hoyland made Letter to Chaim in 2006, and look at it! What a beauty! I can imagine Hoyland in his studio, layering that luscious teal-like green, building up the surface into these gorgeous pools and textures. The paint looks thick and almost curdled in places. And then, bam! That red and white splat on the right—it's like a burst of energy, a counterpoint to the darker ground. I can almost feel him flinging that paint, making a bold statement. And those drips! They’re like tears, or maybe celebratory streamers. To me, these elements create a sense of dynamic balance. It’s clearly a Hoyland, yet it also converses with other painters, like Helen Frankenthaler or even some of the early abstract expressionists. We're all in this ongoing conversation, riffing off each other, pushing the boundaries of what painting can be. It's a reminder that art is never finished but is an embodied expression, always evolving, and open to infinite interpretations.