In the Evening Dews and Damps – Sunset, Wednesday, 11 June 2014

William Van Doren, IN THE EVENING DEWS AND DAMPS. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

In a pause between heavy rains, light rain at sunset.

Trailing the Storm – Sunset, Wednesday, 4 June 2014

William Van Doren, TRAILING THE STORM. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Make-Up Test – Sunset/Twilight, Tuesday, 15 April 2014

William Van Doren, MAKE-UP TEST. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

So, I was out in the field sketching the sunset on Tuesday for around 20 minutes, and the sky could be described as this gray, that gray, another gray, plus ... gray. The difficult decision many evenings is when to stop looking; I decided it wasn’t going to change. A while later I get a text from Laura, my wife, as she's headed home from town: “Gorgeous sunset!” WHAT???! Apparently, I missed a spectacular change that sometimes happens with multi-layered cloudy skies at twilight. OOPS. But, based on my notes and things Laura told me, I've made up for missing the sunset ... by making it up.

The Cloud That Ate the Sunset – Sunset, Wednesday, 31 July 2013

William Van Doren, THE CLOUD THAT ATE THE SUNSET. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Steam Treatment – Sunset, Wednesday, 26 June 2013

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

After a series of strong storms.

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.