Painting Acrylic on Canvas by Brian Sindler: Blue Tree, Framed

The moon has to peer around the tree to get a word in.

Blue Tree is a framed painting by Brian Sindler, made around 2019 in acrylic on canvas. Dusk, when color drains toward blue and violet, has long been a favorite hour for landscape painters who prefer mood to detail. A broad tree fills the square, its canopy laid in with thick, quick strokes of slate and cobalt. Dark branches show through in places, and a pale yellow moon sits low behind the upper right. Sky and ground share the same dusty lavender. It is 12 inches wide and 12 high.

The tree has clearly been told it is the main event.