East Is East – Sunset, Thursday, 27 June 2013

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

Late clouds on what had been a sunny day blocked the sunset, and I had what I thought might be an interesting all-gray painting in mind. Then I turned around ...

Steam Treatment – Sunset, Wednesday, 26 June 2013

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

After a series of strong storms.

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.

Conversation: Storm and Sun – Sunset, Monday, 24 June 2013

William Van Doren, CONVERSATION: STORM AND 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.

Under Sail – Moonrise, Saturday, 22 June 2013

William Van Doren, UNDER SAIL. Moonrise from Old Haven Beach, Mathews County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

This was the view looking in the opposite direction from my previous painting, on the Chesapeake Bay. The moon became much brighter, of course, but I love this early phase when it just barely seems to emerge from the sky.