Sketch Painting by Brian Sindler: Large Carved Frame

Gray water under a gray sky, and one reflected light trembling at the center.

Number 47 is a sketch painting in a large carved frame by Brian Sindler, acrylic on board, made between 2020 and 2024 CE. Small oil and acrylic sketches have long been a way for painters to catch light and weather quickly, without fuss. Here broad strokes of slate, gray and blue suggest water stretching toward a hazy horizon. A dark curving form crosses the middle, and a column of pale yellow light reflects below it. Scattered dabs of white glint across the surface. The frame is 13.25 inches square, around an image 6 inches square.

Small sketch, big weather.