V for E – Sunset, Tuesday, 23 June 2015

William Van Doren, V FOR E. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

I had basically finished the sunset but then decided that since this was my sister’s birthday, and she had been a stained glass artist, a little metal wouldn’t hurt. Also, in her memory, a subtle reference to winged victory. Emily.

Mother and Child Reunion – Sunset, Monday, 23 June 2014

William Van Doren, MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

For my sister and my mother on the birthday they shared.

Return to the Source – Sunset, Saturday, 23 June 2012

William Van Doren, RETURN TO THE SOURCE. Sunset from Ivy, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Pieced together from glimpses in between lots of trees in West Leigh, Ivy, Virginia, on what would have been my sister’s 58th birthday.

Indiana Goodbye – Sunset, Thursday, 10 May 2012

William Van Doren, INDIANA GOODBYE. Sunset from Corydon, Harrison County, Ind. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

This will probably be my last sunset painting from my late sister’s place south of Corydon.

From Emily’s Bridge (Sunset, Saturday, 15 October 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, FROM EMILY’S BRIDGE (Sunset from Corydon, Harrison County, Ind.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.At my sister’s place there’s a wooden footbridge from the driveway to the house, over a small brushy ravine, and at the driveway end, a great view to the west. I perched atop her monstrous white 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins 24-valve turbo diesel truck (which she called Billy Blanco) for this view. We had just had a great day remembering Emily.

Uninspired in Indiana (Sunset, Friday, 14 October 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, UNINSPIRED IN INDIANA (Sunset from Corydon, Harrison County, Ind.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

To me this painting amounts to a quick glance out the hotel window and reflects my preoccupation with my sister’s memorial service, which we were having the next day.