Trailing Edge – Sunset, Sunday, 8 July 2012

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

Hot Pot – Sunset, Saturday, 7 July 2012

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

Flat Hot – Sunset, Thursday, 5 July 2012

William Van Doren, FLAT HOT. 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.

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.