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.

Words and Pictures – Sunset, Monday, 16 June 2014

William Van Doren, WORDS AND PICTURES. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Part of my process, whether I paint five minutes or five days after the sun goes down, is (a) remembering what colors certain notations on my sketches stand for and (b) finding out what pigments may be involved. In this case, we had something called “vague blue.” Also, “swervy curvy cirrus with blue” (represented here and there as “sccwb”) and “roseyish thicker cirrus shield.” Exactly.

Shouldering Toward Solstice – Sunset, Sunday, 15 June 2014

William Van Doren, SHOULDERING TOWARD SOLSTICE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

I always know we’re getting close to the summer solstice when sunset starts to slide toward the right (north) shoulder of the ridge.

Surfaces and Deeps – Sunset (Twilight), Saturday, 14 June 2014

William Van Doren, SURFACES AND DEEPS. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

At the Corner of Sunset & Lightning – Sunset, Friday, 13 June 2014

William Van Doren, AT THE CORNER OF SUNSET & LIGHTNING. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Rain on the Blue Ridge – Sunset, Thursday, 12 June 2014

William Van Doren, RAIN ON THE BLUE RIDGE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.