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.

Solstice Behind the Scenes – Sunset, Saturday, 21 June 2014

William Van Doren, SOLSTICE BEHIND THE SCENES. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

A few days around the summer solstice is the only time the sun sets almost as far north as our little local Piney Mountain. In all honesty, although the sun appeared for a while about 45 minutes before sunset, after that everything clouded up and I couldn’t see it at all. But I decided not to let a little thing like that get in the way of a full and accurate description.

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.