Hail Sunset (Sunset, Tuesday, 12 April 2011)

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

Thunder, lightning, heavy rain and hail, at sunset.

Misty Mountain Hop (Sunset, Saturday, 9 April 2011)

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

Rain starting at sunset, with clouds over little nearby Piney Mountain.

The Sunset That Wasn't There (Sunset, Friday, 8 April 2011)

William Van Doren, THE SUNSET THAT WASN’T THERE (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Clouds and rain most of the day and then a strange light just for a while at sunset.

Southern Exposure (Sunset, Thursday, 7 April 2011)

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

Clouds were engulfing the sky everywhere else, so I turned my perspective toward the south. This view is past our neighbor, the NGIC (National Ground Intelligence Center), except, oddly enough, I left them out of the painting.

Bridge of Sighs (Sunset, Tuesday, 5 April 2011)

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

Wind Shield (Sunset, Monday, 4 April 2011)

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