Conversation: Storm and Sun – Sunset, Monday, 24 June 2013

William Van Doren, CONVERSATION: STORM AND SUN. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Between the Sun and the Moon – Sunset, Sunday, 23 June 2013

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

The sun was way way down behind a massive cloud wall in the west, and from where I was I couldn’t see the much-anticipated “super” moon rise, so I split the difference, as they say, to the south.

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.

New Heaven from Old Haven – Sunset, Saturday, 22 June 2013

William Van Doren, NEW HEAVEN FROM OLD HAVEN. Sunset from Old Haven Beach, Mathews County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

From Old Haven Beach, near Mathews, Virginia, where my family used to go camping in fairly primitive style every summer. Now called South Haven; maybe someone didn’t want an “old” beach. My parents also honeymooned there, so ... it’s old enough.

A Midsummer Night’s Scene – Sunset, Friday, 21 June 2013

William Van Doren, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SCENE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Painting proved difficult to photograph; colors actually blend much more gradually than this.

Turn Left at Twilight – Sunset, Thursday, 20 June 2013

William Van Doren, TURN LEFT AT TWILIGHT. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Waited a little longer, and looked a little farther south.