Pick ’Em, Part 1 – Sunset, Saturday, 5 October 2013

William Van Doren, PICK ’EM, PART 1. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

There were two almost “opposite” sunsets within 15 minutes of each other, so ... I decided to paint both. (To quote the great Ernie Banks, Let’s play two!) In the first, the clouds were a “negative’ or shadow element; then, to my surprise (see next painting), they became the color element. Making the whole quandary even more interesting, this sunset was also to be a commission to commemorate a birthday. Nice day for a birthday.

Ray and Shadow-Ray – Sunset, Friday, 4 October 2013

William Van Doren, RAY AND SHADOW-RAY. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Dinner Theatre – Sunset, Wednesday, 2 October 2013

William Van Doren, DINNER THEATRE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

This World of Jewels – Sunset, Tuesday, 1 October 2013

William Van Doren, THIS WORLD OF JEWELS. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Escapement – Sunset, Monday, 30 September 2013

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

Ventriloquism – Sunset, Sunday, 29 September 2013

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

Sunset in the west; color in the south.