OBZ from OBX (Sunset, Saturday, 27 August 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, OBZ FROM OBX (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Outer bands from the Outer Banks.

Hurricanes, even at some distance, create strange atmospheres and bizarre light that can be sick in both senses of the term. This was the middle phase of three surreal skies in quick succession.

Light Opera (Sunset, Thursday, 11 August 2011)

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

Cloud Consumed by Light (Sunset, Wednesday, 10 August 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, CLOUD CONSUMED BY LIGHT (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Let Your Light Shine (Sunset, Saturday, 16 July 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Light Makes Right (Sunset, Monday, 2 May 2011)

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

The Pink Ray (Sunset, Monday, 24 January 2011)

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

The sky had already been fairly ridiculous, but then a subtle pink ray turned into an all-out, well-defined radiant pink searchlight beam all the way up the sky. Mama said they’ll be days like this ...