Conversation: Sunset and Full Moon – Sunset, Sunday, 10 August 2014

William Van Doren, CONVERSATION: SUNSET AND FULL MOON. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.

First, of course, there was the sunset, then around eleven I saw the full moon high above in the clouds.

Harvest – Moonrise, Wednesday, 18 September 2013

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

Luna Obscura – Moonrise at Sunset (Inset), Tuesday, 20 August 2013

William Van Doren, LUNA OBSCURA. Moonrise and Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Southwest of the Sun – Sunset/Twilight, Sunday, 11 August 2013

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

Between the Sun and the Moon – Sunset, Sunday, 23 June 2013

William Van Doren, BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE MOON. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

The sun was way way down behind a massive cloud wall in the west, and from where I was I couldn’t see the much-anticipated “super” moon rise, so I split the difference, as they say, to the south.

Home Before Dark – Sunset/Twilight, Friday, 14 December 2012

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