Gone to Ground – Sunset, Monday, 17 December 2012

William Van Doren, GONE TO GROUND. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Light Is Where You Find It – Sunset, Sunday, 16 December 2012

William Van Doren, LIGHT IS WHERE YOU FIND IT. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

A Not Entirely Wasted Day – Sunset, Saturday, 15 December 2012

William Van Doren, A NOT ENTIRELY WASTED DAY. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

I thought of the title when the sun broke through beneath the clouds. The phrase concludes an anecdote that a Scottish friend told me when we were both in L.A., and since then, every so often, he just repeats the punchline. But in fact I never understood the anecdote because I couldn’t follow his accent! David in County Limerick, this is for you, with my apologies.

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.

Space Mountains – Sunset/Twilight, Thursday, 13 December 2012

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

The Twelfth of Never, Evermore – Sunset (Second Version), Wednesday, 12 December 2012

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

A second version of 12-12-12. Wasn’t it the great Ernie Banks who said “Let's paint two!”? . . . O.K., maybe not . . .