Harvest – Moonrise, Wednesday, 18 September 2013

William Van Doren, HARVEST. Moonrise from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

East Is East – Sunset, Thursday, 27 June 2013

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

Late clouds on what had been a sunny day blocked the sunset, and I had what I thought might be an interesting all-gray painting in mind. Then I turned around ...

Two Mountains, One Sunset – Sunset, Saturday, 8 June 2013

William Van Doren, TWO MOUNTAINS, ONE SUNSET. Sunset from Keswick, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

From a wedding in Keswick, Virginia — and the sun really did set between the two mountains.

Autumn Moon Festival – Moonrise at Sunset, Sunday, 30 September 2012

William Van Doren, AUTUMN MOON FESTIVAL. Moonrise at Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

(Moon in the painting is more magenta-gold than the red seen in this photo.)

East at the Equinox – Sunset, Saturday, 22 September 2012

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

Looking southeast past the local mountains.

Blue Moon Rising – Moonrise at Sunset, Friday, 31 August 2012

William Van Doren, BLUE MOON RISING. Moonrise at Sunset, from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Moonrise at sunset, over the Southwest Mountains east of Charlottesville.