Sketch Painting by Brian Sindler: Maple Frame

A smoky gray sky with one bright rip in it, and a dark horizon underneath.

Sketch Painting; Maple Frame, Number 35, 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. Heavy clouds in gray and mauve fill the upper two thirds, with a single white glint near the top right. A thin pink line lies along the horizon, and the foreground is a dark, flat blue-black with a few pale marks. The brushwork is scraped and streaked. It is framed in maple, 7 inches wide and 7 high, with an image of 6 by 6.

A quiet storm, politely held at the horizon.