Before the Hallows – Sunset, Wednesday, 31 October 2012

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

Masque of the Evening (Sunset, Monday, 31 October 2011)

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

Frightfully Clear (Sunset, Halloween, Sunday, 31 October 2010)

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

Just a little smoky haze on the horizon. One of my sunset chores lately has been to feed two young feral cats living under a small barn a few hundred yards up the drive, a spot where I can also get a good view of the autumn sunset. I was thinking how fitting it was tonight that one of the cats is black, and the other orange.