Painting Acrylic on Canvas by Brian Sindler: Amsterdam 5, Framed

Lights along the water, just enough of them to tell where the town ends.

Amsterdam 5 is a framed painting by Brian Sindler, acrylic on canvas, painted around 2018. Night views of harbors and waterways have a long history in Dutch painting, where water and light are rarely far apart. Here the palette is held to slate blues and grays, with a broad shoreline curving toward the bottom of the canvas. Small yellow points mark houses and boats along the far bank, and one brighter lamp throws a long reflection. It is 8 inches wide and 10 high.

A city at night, reduced to its essentials and better for it.