Closing Argument – Sunset, Sunday, 7 October 2012

William Van Doren, CLOSING ARGUMENT. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Trans-Fat-Free – Sunset, Saturday, 6 October 2012

William Van Doren, TRANS-FAT-FREE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Sun Salutation – Sunset, Friday, 5 October 2012

William Van Doren, SUN SALUTATION. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

From Rose to Rust – Sunset/Twilight, Thursday, 4 October 2012

William Van Doren, FROM ROSE TO RUST. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

I was just about to paint a perfectly nice sunset when I looked up and saw this strangely radiant brownish twilight.

Pardon Me While I Make the Sky a Little Brighter – Sunset, Wednesday, 3 October 2012

William Van Doren, PARDON ME WHILE I MAKE THE SKY A LITTLE BRIGHTER. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

From Sperryville Cemetery – Sunset, Saturday, 29 September 2012

William Van Doren, FROM SPERRYVILLE CEMETERY. Sunset from Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

It can be difficult to see the sunset from Sperryville itself, because it’s right next to the Blue Ridge. So I drove a mile or so east to the cemetery, up on a little rise. The crowd there was a lot quieter than the one at the opening for the fantastic show of new work by Mike Fitts at Haley Fine Art.