Rendered in graphite, ink, watercolor, and colored pencil on paper, "Sketch for Danger in the Water" (2022) offers an intimate window into Robert Martin's preparatory process, capturing the raw energy and compositional thinking that precedes his larger resolved works. At 21.6 × 14 centimeters, the work is modest in scale yet dense with intention, its layered media building a visual tension that feels both immediate and carefully considered. The combination of pencil linework with washes of watercolor and the precision of ink creates a surface alive with competing impulses, suggesting something lurking beneath or within a body of water rendered through suggestion rather than literalism. Martin's sketches function as finished objects in their own right rather than mere footnotes to a larger practice, and this piece exemplifies that quality. The title's explicit reference to danger lends the work a charged, psychological undercurrent, inviting the viewer to read threat and unease into its marks and tonal shifts. The restrained palette, enriched by selective colored pencil accents, keeps the mood taut without tipping into the melodramatic. For collectors interested in works on paper and the intimacy of the artist's hand, this signed piece offered through 1969 Gallery represents a compelling opportunity. It speaks to Martin's fluency across media and his ability to sustain conceptual weight within a small format, making it both an accessible entry point into his practice and a genuinely rewarding object to live with.