The Sylphs (Sunset/Twilight, Friday, 12 November 2010)

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

Thanks to anyone who tried to see this website last night when it was at various times down or scrambled, and who has since returned.

I didn’t think I even knew what a sylph was until I saw this post-sunset sky and the title Les Sylphides popped into my head, and I had to look it up.

Sometimes the challenge in painting sunsets is not to overdo the color; but, honestly, more often the challenge is not to wind up ‘underdoing’ it.

Taps (Sunset/Twilight, Thursday, 11 November 2010)

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

Day is done, gone the sun
From the lakes, from the hills, from the sky
All is well, safely rest
God is nigh.

That’s Heaven to Me (Sunset, Wednesday, 10 November 2010)

William Van Doren, THAT’S HEAVEN TO ME (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

I could use this title for any number of sunsets, but the song by Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers happened to be playing during this one.

Wide Angle (Sunset, Saturday, 6 November 2010)

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

Rivers Over the Mountains (Sunset, Thursday, 4 November 2010)

William Van Doren, RIVERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Slated (Sunset, Wednesday, 3 November 2010)

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