Sketch Painting by Brian Sindler: Maple Frame

A small yellow moon hangs over a dark river and a shore stacked with logs.

Sketch Painting; Maple Frame, Number 12, is an acrylic on board by Brian Sindler, made between 2020 – 2024 CE. Small sketches on board are generally made quickly to record a particular light or mood rather than a finished scene. The sky is blue-gray, with a low line of hills and a scatter of lights along the far bank. A dark foreground slopes toward the water, its slanted bars of paint suggesting stacked timber. Pale streaks of reflection break the surface of the river. It is framed in maple, 7 inches wide and 7 high, with an image of 6 by 6.

The moon is small, and the night is in no hurry.