Yaddo 1974

Melissa Meyer made "Yaddo" with luscious strokes of paint; it looks like she was really letting loose! I see a juicy push-pull between colors, like the blues and greens wrestling with the oranges and pinks. The paint isn't trying to hide anything, you can see every swipe and dab. The surface is alive, like a garden in full bloom. Check out that drip of red on the upper left, it looks like it just happened, like the painting is still breathing. It reminds me of Joan Mitchell, the way she piled up colors and let them crash into each other. Meyer isn't trying to give us a pretty picture, she's showing us how painting itself can be a wild, unpredictable adventure. It's not about perfection; it's about the joy of making a mess and finding something beautiful in the chaos.