Briefkaart aan Anna Dorothea Dirks Possibly 1927

This postcard was sent by Johan Huizinga, though its date is unknown, and is addressed to Anna Dorothea Dirks. I am seeing these words and these addresses. I imagine Johan there, pen in hand, maybe a little distracted, trying to decide what to say. The ink is thin, like a watercolor glaze, and the handwriting loops and swerves like he is distracted. It makes me wonder what their relationship was like. Was it professional or something else? You know, painting is kind of like sending a message in a bottle, too. The artist sends out these shapes and colors, hoping someone will pick up on the feeling and interpret the intention. Think of artists like Cy Twombly scrawling all over the canvas, or maybe even some of the letter paintings of Jasper Johns. All of these gestures are a form of writing. They offer a way of communicating, but also a way of sharing ideas. So we are all, as artists and viewers, kind of chatting to each other across time, inspiring each other's creativity. Painting is a form of talking, or even like thinking out loud.