Twilight Savings Time – Sunset/Twilight, Tuesday, 25 June 2013

William Van Doren, TWILIGHT SAVINGS TIME. 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.

A Midsummer Night’s Scene – Sunset, Friday, 21 June 2013

William Van Doren, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SCENE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Painting proved difficult to photograph; colors actually blend much more gradually than this.

Turn Left at Twilight – Sunset, Thursday, 20 June 2013

William Van Doren, TURN LEFT AT TWILIGHT. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Waited a little longer, and looked a little farther south.

Open Late – Sunset, Wednesday, 19 June 2013

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

The difference between 8:37 and 8:41 p.m. was remarkable, as the sky opened up, although the mountains were still mostly covered. This was a case where the practice of doing a smaller oil sketch at sunset and letting the experience of both the sunset and the first painting sort of ferment helped create something that felt both more conscious and more spontaneous.

Open Late (Oil Sketch) – Sunset, Wednesday, 19 June 2013

William Van Doren, OPEN LATE (SKETCH). Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 11 x 15.

A first oil sketch for a painting that will post tomorrow. Wanted a title for James Gandolfini, but the only Tony S. thing I could think to say is that I “dweigned” to paint this.