Re-Dissolve – Sunset (Second Version), Friday, 31 May 2013

William Van Doren, RE-DISSOLVE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 17 x 23. 

I thought I would try painting yesterday’s sunset on a larger scale — 17x23 instead of 13x19, or ~60% larger — to see if I could find my way to something different. Came out pretty much the same ...

When Last Seen – Sunset, Sunday, 5 May 2013

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

I was hoping we might have yet another semi-bright sunset, after three in a row now, because I’ve been feeling the need to do something different with them. Sure enough, we had one more ... but I’m still looking for that something. Rain on the way.

Anniversary

By the way, I painted the first of my sunsets 17 years ago today, June 13, 1995. Painted another one a couple days later, and then the next day ... Anyone got space for a few thousand paintings?

Why Settle for Gray When You Can Have Gray? – Overcast at Sunset, Lunar New Year, Monday, 23 January 2012

William Van Doren, WHY SETTLE FOR GRAY WHEN YOU CAN HAVE GRAY? Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

’Twelve Minus One – Sunset, Saturday, 31 December 2011

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

New Year’s Eve marks the completion of six years of consecutive sunset paintings.

What the Woodcutter Saw – Sunset, Saturday, 17 December 2011

William Van Doren, WHAT THE WOODCUTTER SAW. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.