One Painter’s Perspective

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

Light Rain Light – Sunset, Sunday, 5 August 2012

William Van Doren, LIGHT RAIN LIGHT. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Recessed Lighting – Sunset, Monday, 30 July 2012

William Van Doren, RECESSED LIGHTING. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

The Blue Ray – Sunset, Monday, 28 May 2012

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

It’s a blue shadow, but since a shadow indicates light I’m sticking with my original impression, a blue ray.

The Dimmer

If the morning light is dim enough, everything in the room seems to emerge on its own. White dog, red sofa, brown wicker chair, glow, with no outlines. Green world out the far window, usually much brighter, has never seemed so endlessly green. The less I can see of my hands and the page, the more I write. Light recedes, reality advances.

Signs of Light – Sunset, Wednesday, 9 May 2012

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

... while it rains here.