Fair and Mild – Sunset, Saturday, 7 March 2015

William Van Doren, FAIR AND MILD. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

Fall of Winter – Sunset, Friday, 6 March 2015

William Van Doren, FALL OF WINTER. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

Snowing / Stopping / Spring Is Coming – Sunset, Thursday, 5 March 2015

William Van Doren, SNOWING/STOPPING/SPRING IS COMING. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

Rain, Melting Snow, Fog – Sunset, Wednesday, 4 March 2015

William Van Doren, RAIN, MELTING SNOW, FOG. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

The Gray Veil – Sunset, Tuesday, 3 March 2015

William Van Doren, THE GRAY VEIL. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

Last night I heard a podcast of the Irish author Anne Enright reading a story by John Cheever (“The Swimmer”), and in discussing the story she said something that really struck me. It might seem obvious, but there was something about the way she put it. She was responding to a question concerning Cheever’s dreamlike or surreal qualities. “It’s a terrible thing,” Enright said, “to ask a writer to limit their words to life itself. I mean, we live life. What you put on the page isn’t a representation of life. It’s words, and you can go anywhere, do anything, say anything you like.”

Pools and Currents – Sunset, Monday, 2 March 2015

William Van Doren, POOLS AND CURRENTS. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches watercolor block, 17 x 23.