The Date of the Painting Is the Same Thing as the Painting – Sunset, Tuesday, 24 June 2014

William Van Doren, THE DATE OF THE PAINTING IS THE SAME THING AS THE PAINTING. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Mother and Child Reunion – Sunset, Monday, 23 June 2014

William Van Doren, MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

For my sister and my mother on the birthday they shared.

Conjunction Junction – Sunset, Sunday, 22 June 2014

William Van Doren, CONJUNCTION JUNCTION. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Possibly a redundant title (although it wasn’t, in the original context), but, in any case ... it’s all connected.

One Light, One Brush – Sunset, Thursday, 19 June 2014

William Van Doren, ONE LIGHT, ONE BRUSH. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Another Walk in the Garden – Sunset, Wednesday, 18 June 2014

William Van Doren, ANOTHER WALK IN THE GARDEN. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Words and Pictures – Sunset, Monday, 16 June 2014

William Van Doren, WORDS AND PICTURES. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Part of my process, whether I paint five minutes or five days after the sun goes down, is (a) remembering what colors certain notations on my sketches stand for and (b) finding out what pigments may be involved. In this case, we had something called “vague blue.” Also, “swervy curvy cirrus with blue” (represented here and there as “sccwb”) and “roseyish thicker cirrus shield.” Exactly.