Seventh Heaven (Sunset, Thursday, 7 July 2011)

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

Sketch for “Bold Face” (Wednesday, 6 July 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, Ballpoint pen on scrap paper, 3 x 3.

I couldn’t paint or post last night – had to go out as part of our search for a new sunset, i.e., another place for us to live (long story!) – so my painting started life as a ballpoint sketch on part of the back of a bank receipt, roughly 3 by 3 inches. The cryptic notations – flat blue, wh[ite] cirrus, g[ray]-blue, etc. – help me bring back the moment. Scanner picked up crumpled folds and some ink from the other side but I’m pretty sure you can’t make out the fabulous balance ...

Bold Face (Sunset, Wednesday, 6 July 2011)

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

Late for the Sky (Sunset, Tuesday, 5 July 2011)

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

Starting 10 minutes before sunset, and for the next 20 minutes, there was only blue haze, then this came late.

Twilight’s Last Gleaming (Sunset, Monday, 4 July 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, TWILIGHT’S LAST GLEAMING (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Thunder Inc. (Sunset, Sunday, 3 July 2011)

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