Spring Sprang Sprung – Sunset, Thursday, 22 March 2012

William Van Doren, SPRING SPRANG SPRUNG. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Just Beyond the Rain – Sunset, Tuesday, 20 March 2012

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

Tweets Illustrated: Beech Leaves in Mid-March

William Van Doren, ballpoint pen on no. 10 envelope.

Introduction to March – Sunset, Thursday, 1 March 2012

William Van Doren, INTRODUCTION TO MARCH. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Groundhog Day Parade – Sunset, Thursday, 2 February 2012

William Van Doren, GROUNDHOG DAY PARADE. 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.