Another Fine Mess – Sunset, Monday, 3 December 2012

William Van Doren, ANOTHER FINE MESS. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Since I had to explain this to a fellow artist on Twitter, maybe I’d better explain that I’m not “apologizing for the painting,” just having fun with the Laurel & Hardy catchphrase.

Semi-Random Blast from the Past – Sunset, Saturday, 24 January 2009

William Van Doren, Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Watercolor on Arches, 16x20.

While going through my archive of thousands of past sunsets and sunrises (meaning, the stacks and shelves of actual paintings) on behalf of a collector, I ran across one of a very few I’ve done in watercolor (almost all are oil paintings). I’d forgotten about this one. According to my notes, it was 37°F.

Conjunction Junction – Sunset, Sunday, 2 December 2012

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

Saturday Evening Post – Sunset, Saturday, 1 December 2012

William Van Doren, SATURDAY EVENING POST. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Jailbreak at Twilight – Sunset, Friday, 30 November 2012

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

First Impression – Sunset, Thursday, 29 November 2012

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