Mercury Blues – Sunset, Friday, 29 June 2012

Friday, June 29, 2012 at 10:07PM
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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.

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