14 Years Ago Tonight (Sunset, Thursday, 6 November 1997)

William Theodore Van Doren, Sunset from Charlottesville, Va.) Oil on canvas, 14 x 18.

I was looking down the railroad tracks behind University of Virginia Medical Center. It was indeed a very dark and gloomy evening.

Everybody Needs One Small Pink Cloud (Sunset, Saturday, 5 November 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, EVERYBODY NEEDS ONE SMALL PINK CLOUD (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Out of a Clear Green Yellow Purple Sky (Sunset, Friday, 4 November 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, OUT OF A CLEAR GREEN YELLOW PURPLE SKY (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

This was followed by a beautiful deep orange autumn twilight, but I decided to stick with the unusual colors of sunset.

Off the Grid (Sunset, Thursday, 3 November 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, OFF THE GRID (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

November Surprise (Sunset, Wednesday, 2 November 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, NOVEMBER SURPRISE (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Sunset appeared to be dying quietly, then, around 15–20 minutes later ...

At the Edge of the Known World (Sunset, Tuesday, 1 November 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, AT THE EDGE OF THE KNOWN WORLD (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.