On the Way Home – Meta-Sunset, 2016/17

William Van Doren, ON THE WAY HOME. Based on sunsets from White Shop, Culpeper County, Va. Oil on canvas, 60 x 84.

This painting, five by seven feet, was commissioned for a family in White Shop, Virginia, near Culpeper. Title derives from the fact that they (wife and husband, who both work in Warrenton) wanted this to be based on views they have as they're returning from work. 

On a Clear Day

William Van Doren, ON A CLEAR DAY. Commission, private collection, Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Oil on canvas, 48 x 60.

Four Corners

William Van Doren, FOUR CORNERS. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.

“Kick Off Your Summer of Cosmic Sunsets”

This segment on NPR by blogger and astrophysicist Adam Frank expresses much of what The Very Rich Hours is all about. Thanks to Aime Ballard-Wood for letting me know about this wonderful story.

One Painter’s Perspective

It’s natural, but funny, that we say the light changes. The light never changes.

Cloudspace

William Van Doren, oil on gessoed 140# watercolor block, 6 x 9, 2012.

Currently available at auction.