The Rain Kings (Sunset, Saturday, 11 June 2011)
Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 03:28PM
BVD in Charlottesville Virginia, Commentary, Sunset Paintings, clouds, rain, skyscape, storms, weather

William Theodore Van Doren, THE RAIN KINGS (Sunset from Belmont, Charlottesville, Va.), oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Just before having dinner at the house of friends in the Belmont neighborhood of Charlottesville, I walked up and down the block sketching the sunset and the oncoming wall of clouds. Within 40 minutes we were enjoying a wonderful downpour with our meal.

I’ve just completed notes on my Tabula Rosa series.

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