This essay is an inquiry into the artist’s subtle processes written in the form of letters addressed to the Ukrainian landscape painter Arkhip Kuindzhi. The correspondence is initiated with the close observation of Kuindzhi’s painting ‘Red Sunset’ (1908) that hangs on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The writer reflects on personal encounters with art through a speculation on Kuindzhi's unique approach to painting. With a pursuit to identify the painter’s singular attention to mood, the writer of the essay uses Paul Klee’s manifesto ‘Ways to Study Nature’ (1923) to explore the possibility of synthesising with the subject, in contrast to didactic styles of depiction. The philosophical underpinnings of Kuindzhi’s work are touched upon with the themes of light, colour, perception and photography. The essay also sets out to discuss broader themes of language and longing. It reflects on the enduring relevance of art as a vessel of communication and self- discovery.