OBZ from OBX (Sunset, Saturday, 27 August 2011)

Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 10:04PM
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William Theodore Van Doren, OBZ FROM OBX (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Outer bands from the Outer Banks.

Hurricanes, even at some distance, create strange atmospheres and bizarre light that can be sick in both senses of the term. This was the middle phase of three surreal skies in quick succession.

Article originally appeared on The Very Rich Hours (http://www.theveryrichhours.com/).