Twilight Up – Sunset, Thursday, 3 September 2015

William Van Doren, TWILIGHT UP. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 28 x 35.

An Exercise in Perspective – Sunset, Wednesday, 2 September 2015

William Van Doren, AN EXERCISE IN PERSPECTIVE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 28 x 35.

Beyond Darkness and Light – Sunset, Tuesday, 1 September 2015

William Van Doren, BEYOND DARKNESS AND LIGHT. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 28 x 35.

I doubt that this painting goes “beyond darkness and light” but the phrase kept repeating in my mind from about halfway through the work.

Astral Blueprint – Sunset, Monday, 31 August 2015

William Van Doren, ASTRAL BLUEPRINT. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 28 x 35.

Sketchy High Overcast – Sunset, Sunday, 30 August 2015

William Van Doren, SKETCHY HIGH OVERCAST. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 28 x 35.

Shenandoah Floor & Ceiling – Sunset, Saturday, 29 August 2015

William Van Doren, SHENANDOAH FLOOR & CEILING. Sunset from Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Va. Oil on canvas, 28 x 35.

Looking out over the Shenandoah Valley from Big Meadows on the Blue Ridge (on Skyline Drive) toward Massanutten Mountain and the Alleghenies in the far distance.