When Is a Painting Finished? – Initial Painting, Sunset, Tuesday, 18 August 2015

William Van Doren, Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

A Fine Line Between Passion and Indifference – Sunset, Monday, 22 June 2015

William Van Doren, A FINE LINE BETWEEN PASSION AND INDIFFERENCE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

Pardon Our Mess (Artist Under Construction) – Sunset, Wednesday, 29 October 2014

William Van Doren, PARDON OUR MESS (ARTIST UNDER CONSTRUCTION). Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.

Attack of the Fun Brushstrokes – Sunset, Saturday, 18 October 2014

William Van Doren, ATTACK OF THE FUN BRUSHSTROKES. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.

Just Can’t Be Too Careful – Sunset, Sunday, 20 July 2014

William Van Doren, JUST CAN’T BE TOO CAREFUL. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Sun of Loudoun County – Sunset, Tuesday, 17 June 2014

William Van Doren, SUN OF LOUDOUN COUNTY. Sunset from Route 15, Loudoun County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

My brother Mike and I watched and talked about this very hot, hazy sunset for quite a while as we rode (he was driving) from Leesburg toward Haymarket, Virginia. We talked about the colors, including a strange mix of metallic gray and lavender. In the end it’s all about what happens when the brush gets in your hand, and I’m afraid not all of our colors made the cut! Also, I usually try to avoid “cute” titles, but I'm a native of Leesburg and this was all I came up with.