The Republic Without a Name – Sunset, Wednesday, 4 July 2012

William Van Doren, THE REPUBLIC WITHOUT A NAME. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Softcover – Sunset, Tuesday, 3 July 2012

William Van Doren, SOFTCOVER. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13.25 x 19.

Aflame – Sunset, Monday, 2 July 2012

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

Another Rose Window – Sunset, Sunday, 1 July 2012

William Van Doren, ANOTHER ROSE WINDOW. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Power, Power, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop ... – Sunset, Saturday, 30 June 2012

William Van Doren, POWER, POWER, EVERYWHERE, NOR ANY DROP ... . Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Sunset on the first full day of a four-day power outage following the previous night’s storms. (Storms, or to use the somewhat new description, derechoes, hit shortly after I posted the ominous sky of “Mercury Blues.”) Bid on this painting here!

Mercury Blues – Sunset, Friday, 29 June 2012

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

Aftermath of 104°F, with first signs of storms building. With the proper delivery and intonation, the same as murky blues.