Roadside Attraction – Sunset, Saturday, 17 January 2015

William Van Doren, ROADSIDE ATTRACTION. Sunset from Old Westminster Pike, Carroll County, Md. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

As seen from just east of Westminster, Maryland.

I Went Down to Taneytown – Sunset, Saturday, 7 September 2013

William Van Doren, I WENT DOWN TO TANEYTOWN. Sunset from WMC Drive and Taneytown Pike, Westminster, Carroll County, Md. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Well, it was the sun, not me, that went down to Taneytown; this was the view west along Taneytown Pike from Westminster, Maryland. Line taken from a pretty good Steve Earle song in which he decided to mispronounce — I mean, change the pronunciation of — Taneytown to suit himself.

Blessings on Somebody’s Farmland – Sunset, Saturday, 12 January 2013

William Van Doren, BLESSINGS ON SOMEBODY’S FARMLAND. Sunset from Old Westminster Pike, Westminster, Carroll County, Md. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

[Whenever I Gaze On] Westminster Sunset – Sunset, Friday, 16 March 2012

William Van Doren, [WHENEVER I GAZE ON] WESTMINSTER SUNSET. Sunset from Westminster, Carroll County, Md. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Don’t know when I’ll paint the sunset from Waterloo Station, London, so I went ahead and referenced the ultra-beautiful Kinks song by Ray Davies. Fitting, since just after this I met my brother at a restaurant named Paradiso. (And ... it was a “Friday night”!) If you get a chance, check out the version of “Waterloo Sunset” by Ray Davies and the Crouch End Festival Chorus.

Sunset Chasers – Sunset, Saturday, 7 January 2012

William Van Doren, SUNSET CHASERS. Sunset from Westminster, Carroll County, Md. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

I followed the sunset as I drove through the town of Westminster, Maryland, and its environs, stopping at several spots along the way.

Polar Opposite (Sunset, Saturday, 8 January 2011)

William Van Doren, POLAR OPPOSITE (Sunset from Taneytown Pike & New Windsor Road, Westminster, Md.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

The sky in Westminster, Maryland, seen from the same spot where I’d recorded the sunset on a 100° evening in July.