Clouds Building in Like Some Peculiar Theory of the Cosmos – Sunset, Thursday, 4 August 2016

William Van Doren, CLOUDS BUILDING IN LIKE SOME PECULIAR THEORY OF THE COSMOS. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches 140# watercolor paper, 17 x 23.

I know what this probably looks like – and all I can say is about that is this work takes guts – but the approach was influenced by a line from David Bowie’s “Always Crashing In The Same Car”: Going round and round the hotel garage.

How Many Times Does An Angel Fall – Sunset, Sunday, 20 March 2016

William Van Doren, HOW MANY TIMES DOES AN ANGEL FALL. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 20 x 20.

Original thought in working with a leaden overcast was something along the lines of “attempted alchemy,” but it just didn't work out that way. Title is from “Blackstar,” the song by David Bowie.

I Watch the Ripples Change Their Size ... – Sunset, Thursday, 25 February 2016

William Van Doren, I WATCH THE RIPPLES CHANGE THEIR SIZE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches watercolor block, 17 x 23.

“I watch the ripples change their size/ And never leave the stream of warm impermanence.” David Bowie