Welcome to The Very Rich Hours, where you can find postings of each day’s sunset. I’ve been painting every sunset since January 1, 2006.


This journal is named for the 15th-century illuminated manuscript The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry (Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry).


Most of these sunsets are seen from the same vantage point, facing the Blue Ridge, north of Charlottesville, Virginia. Even when I’m traveling and the sunset has to be done later from sketches, all of these works are painted “alla prima” — wet in wet, without later revision or overpainting, in about the same time it takes to watch the sun go down.


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William Van Doren

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Aug122012

Morning Metaphysic

The clouds blurred white on the blue blur of morning sky and all around the wind stood still and trees stirred. Sun sank down the well of day and struck light sang birds. Woods backed away from the passive power lines, as in this day and age wires still carried word. And the word was getting good.

All glory to the gods, goddesses, godheadedness that could heap such riches on us bitches. All around we are found. All along hear the song. Hallelujah, despite the news.

Should I falter, yank my halter, I’ll draw farther from the trough and closer to the altar. I am yours to do with what I please.

Such were my morning prayers.

Trees defy the breeze blowing in the opposite direction. Clouds move up and down instead of north, south, east or west. Every item on the agenda moves as it sees fit and in the end sees fit to fit. The trees and clouds have resumed normal operations.

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