Entries in painting process (120)

Monday
Jan142013

Making an Outline After Writing the Book – Sunset, Monday, 14 January 2013

William Van Doren, MAKING AN OUTLINE AFTER WRITING THE BOOK. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Wednesday
Dec122012

The Twelfth of Never – Sunset, Wednesday, 12 December 2012

William Van Doren, THE TWELFTH OF NEVER. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Immediately after watching the sunset, and before painting, I posted this on The Very Rich Hours Facebook page:

Just a note in passing, in case I'm never heard from again after tonight: As people who live around here may attest, I just witnessed the most strangely beautiful, or beautifully strange, sunset I can remember. And, of course, I have seen a few. Wish me luck, because it was the kind of sky that could make a painter consider turning in their badge. I'm not sure a painting can come near it, but we'll see, soon enough.

The number of people who commented on this, and the fact that many of them had seen the same sunset and were waiting for the painting, points up something I’ve never mentioned, which is the nature of this series as a performance. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, and sometimes it falls somewhere between. And I probably can’t make those judgments.

Thursday
Nov012012

Crazy Quilt – Sampler from 15 Minutes of the Sunset – Sunset, Thursday, 1 November 2012

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

Wednesday
Oct032012

Pardon Me While I Make the Sky a Little Brighter – Sunset, Wednesday, 3 October 2012

William Van Doren, PARDON ME WHILE I MAKE THE SKY A LITTLE BRIGHTER. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Tuesday
Sep042012

Rain in a Frame – Sunset, Tuesday, 4 September 2012

William Van Doren, RAIN IN A FRAME. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Wednesday
Aug292012

Variation on a Muted Evening – Sunset, Wednesday, 29 August 2012

William Van Doren, VARIATION ON A MUTED EVENING. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.