Oceans and Streams – Sunset, Sunday, 28 June 2015

William Van Doren, OCEANS AND STREAMS. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

Title from the song by The Black Keys.

Oceans and Streams – Sunset, Wednesday, 22 February 2012

William Van Doren, OCEANS AND STREAMS. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

“Oh, I used to dream/ Of oceans and streams” – The Black Keys.

Gold on the Ceiling – Sunset, Thursday, 29 December 2011

William Van Doren, GOLD ON THE CEILING. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Title is of course taken from the song by The Black Keys.

Pale Bright Dark Light (Sunset, Monday, 15 August 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, PALE BRIGHT DARK LIGHT (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

A promising new band, The Bloody Angle, describe themselves as “a Southern Alt-Rock band from Charlottesville VA. Think Drive-By Truckers meet The Black Keys, Jack White, and the Raconteurs.” Their Band Page offers a couple of free downloads.

Gone in 60 Seconds (Sunset, Monday, 20 September 2010)

William Van Doren, GONE IN 60 SECONDS (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

There was color in the sky, I looked down for a moment, and when I looked up, it was gone. Hence the title. I did try to retrieve it. While I was painting, a song by The Black Keys came up with a line I can’t seem to get tired of: “She’s long gone, like Moses through the corn.”

Take My Badge (Sunset, Wednesday, 15 September 2010)

William Van Doren, Take My Badge (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

(Also a Black Keys reference.)