Pick ’Em, Part 2 – Sunset, Saturday, 5 October 2013

William Van Doren, PICK ’EM, PART 2. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

The second part of my twi-night doubleheader (see previous post). Seen at a slightly different angle than the first.

Pick ’Em, Part 1 – Sunset, Saturday, 5 October 2013

William Van Doren, PICK ’EM, PART 1. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

There were two almost “opposite” sunsets within 15 minutes of each other, so ... I decided to paint both. (To quote the great Ernie Banks, Let’s play two!) In the first, the clouds were a “negative’ or shadow element; then, to my surprise (see next painting), they became the color element. Making the whole quandary even more interesting, this sunset was also to be a commission to commemorate a birthday. Nice day for a birthday.

Two Mountains, One Sunset – Sunset, Saturday, 8 June 2013

William Van Doren, TWO MOUNTAINS, ONE SUNSET. Sunset from Keswick, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

From a wedding in Keswick, Virginia — and the sun really did set between the two mountains.