Several Ways of Not Depicting the Crescent Moon Briefly Visible in Heavy Overcast – Sunset, Wednesday, 11 May 2016

William Van Doren, SEVERAL WAYS OF NOT DEPICTING THE CRESCENT MOON BRIEFLY VISIBLE IN HEAVY OVERCAST. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 28 x 30.

Conversation: Sunset and Full Moon – Sunset, Sunday, 10 August 2014

William Van Doren, CONVERSATION: SUNSET AND FULL MOON. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.

First, of course, there was the sunset, then around eleven I saw the full moon high above in the clouds.

Harvest – Moonrise, Wednesday, 18 September 2013

William Van Doren, HARVEST. Moonrise from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Luna Obscura – Moonrise at Sunset (Inset), Tuesday, 20 August 2013

William Van Doren, LUNA OBSCURA. Moonrise and Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Southwest of the Sun – Sunset/Twilight, Sunday, 11 August 2013

William Van Doren, SOUTHWEST OF THE SUN. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Under Sail – Moonrise, Saturday, 22 June 2013

William Van Doren, UNDER SAIL. Moonrise from Old Haven Beach, Mathews County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

This was the view looking in the opposite direction from my previous painting, on the Chesapeake Bay. The moon became much brighter, of course, but I love this early phase when it just barely seems to emerge from the sky.