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 in the Blue Ridge – Sunset, Monday, 20 February 2012

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

Rain vs Mountains – Sunset, Wednesday, 21 December 2011

William Van Doren, RAIN VS MOUNTAINS. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Magic Mountain – Sunset, Monday, 19 December 2011

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

A mountain that almost wasn’t there. On the southern end of my view, toward Charlottesville.

Nelson County Twilight – Sunset, Sunday, 11 December 2011

William Van Doren, NELSON COUNTY TWILIGHT. Sunset near Woods Mill, Nelson County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Somewhere in Rappahannock (Sunset, Sunday, 20 November 2011)

William Van Doren, SOMEWHERE IN RAPPAHANNOCK (Sunset from Rt. 211 between Flint Hill and Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

I love small, “local” mountains, and none more than those of Rappahannock County, Virginia. This loose impression, after driving through at sunset between Flint Hill and Sperryville, doesn’t begin to do the place justice, but I hope I can have more chances in the future.