On a Clear Day

William Van Doren, ON A CLEAR DAY. Commission, private collection, Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Oil on canvas, 48 x 60.

All-in-All (3)

William Van Doren, ALL-IN-ALL (3). Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.

I think of the All-in-All paintings as a series of automatic writings or “metaphysical maps” drawn by someone who can’t see much of the territory.

Four Corners

William Van Doren, FOUR CORNERS. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.

All-in-All

William Van Doren, ALL-IN-ALL. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.

First in what will probably become a series. I believe this is neither abstract nor color field, but rather something descriptive and on a continuum with my sunset, Solar Panel, and Tabula Rosa series. But I think I’ll do more of them before venturing to explain. These paintings are based on the first layer I often paint when doing a sunset; this time I let the first layer stand, and develop in its own direction. 

Harvest – Moonrise, Wednesday, 18 September 2013

William Van Doren, HARVEST. Moonrise from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Untitled, or New Kittens in the House

William Van Doren, UNTITLED (NEW KITTENS IN THE HOUSE). Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.