Welcome to Kentucky (Sunset, Thursday, 22 September 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, WELCOME TO KENTUCKY (Sunset from Interstate 64, Boyd County, Ky.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Just after crossing the Big Sandy River from West Virginia.

Note in Transit

I’ve had to take a quite unexpected journey and won’t be able to post the sunsets from Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday until Monday at the earliest. I look forward to catching up with you.

Ethereal Material (Sunset, Wednesday, 21 September 2011)

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

Open-and-Shut Case (Sunset, Tuesday, 20 September 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, OPEN-AND-SHUT CASE (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

The Color Gray Would Like to Renegotiate Its Contract (Sunset, Monday, 19 September 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, THE COLOR GRAY WOULD LIKE TO RENEGOTIATE ITS CONTRACT (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Hello Ceiling (Sunset, Sunday, 18 September 2011)

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

This improbable greeting can be found in one of my favorite recordings of all time, Faron Young’s “Hello Walls,” written by Willie Nelson.