So Many Grays, Resistance Is Pointless (Sunset, Sunday, 19 June 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, SO MANY GRAYS, RESISTANCE IS POINTLESS (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Broken Shell (Sunset, Wednesday, 15 June 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, BROKEN SHELL (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Rain and Shine (Sunset, Sunday, 12 June 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, RAIN AND SHINE (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

The Rain Kings (Sunset, Saturday, 11 June 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, THE RAIN KINGS (Sunset from Belmont, Charlottesville, Va.), oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Just before having dinner at the house of friends in the Belmont neighborhood of Charlottesville, I walked up and down the block sketching the sunset and the oncoming wall of clouds. Within 40 minutes we were enjoying a wonderful downpour with our meal.

I’ve just completed notes on my Tabula Rosa series.

Air Show (Sunset, Monday, 6 June 2011)

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

Low to High (Sunset, Sunday, 5 June 2011)

William Van Doren, LOW TO HIGH (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Mountains were barely visible in clouds, so I moved the perspective up from the horizon. Title refers to a certain kind of lacrosse shot or to the vast distance between two decks of clouds.