Behind the Veil – Rain Clearing at Sunset, Wednesday, 8 February 2012

William Van Doren, BEHIND THE VEIL. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Ribbons in the Rain – Sunset, Saturday, 4 February 2012

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

Summer Shift – Sunset, Wednesday, 1 February 2012

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

So called not so much because it was 70° here today, but because rain clouds were coming in from the southwest (from the left), so I painted the horizon toward the north, where there was still light and where I would normally be painting in summer.

Open at the Close – Sunset, Friday, 20 January 2012

William Van Doren, OPEN AT THE CLOSE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Dog Day Afternoon – Sunset, Tuesday, 17 January 2012

William Van Doren, DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Sunset from Westfield Road, Charlottesville, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

At the vet, 15 minutes before it started raining.

Heavy Rain in a Light Trance – Sunset, Wednesday, 11 January 2012

William Van Doren, HEAVY RAIN IN A LIGHT TRANCE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.