All-in-All (3)

William Van Doren, ALL-IN-ALL (3). Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.

I think of the All-in-All paintings as a series of automatic writings or “metaphysical maps” drawn by someone who can’t see much of the territory.

All-in-All

William Van Doren, ALL-IN-ALL. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.

First in what will probably become a series. I believe this is neither abstract nor color field, but rather something descriptive and on a continuum with my sunset, Solar Panel, and Tabula Rosa series. But I think I’ll do more of them before venturing to explain. These paintings are based on the first layer I often paint when doing a sunset; this time I let the first layer stand, and develop in its own direction. 

Landscape from a Different System of Reality

William Van Doren, LANDSCAPE FROM A DIFFERENT SYSTEM OF REALITY. Oil on watercolor block, 11 x 15.