Painting Acrylic on Canvas by Brian Sindler: Nocturne in Blue, Framed

A few lights hold out against a great deal of blue.

Nocturne in Blue is a framed painting by Brian Sindler, made around 2019 in acrylic on canvas. Whistler famously borrowed the word nocturne from music for his night scenes, and painters have used it ever since for pictures built from a narrow band of dark tones. Seen from above, a dark shore curves in from the lower right, where pale surf breaks along the sand. Out on the water, small points of green and white light scatter through the haze, one brighter than the rest. Sea and sky run together without a horizon. It is 14 inches wide and 11 high.

Someone out there is still awake, and the painter noticed.