Sapphire After the Storm – Sunset, Tuesday, 24 July 2012

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

Hit or Miss – Sunset, Thursday, 19 July 2012

William Van Doren, HIT OR MISS. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

This storm missed us, for the most part.

Flash – Sunset, Saturday, 14 July 2012

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

Lightning to the east, from storms that had just been here.

Power, Power, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop ... – Sunset, Saturday, 30 June 2012

William Van Doren, POWER, POWER, EVERYWHERE, NOR ANY DROP ... . Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Sunset on the first full day of a four-day power outage following the previous night’s storms. (Storms, or to use the somewhat new description, derechoes, hit shortly after I posted the ominous sky of “Mercury Blues.”) Bid on this painting here!

Mercury Blues – Sunset, Friday, 29 June 2012

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

Aftermath of 104°F, with first signs of storms building. With the proper delivery and intonation, the same as murky blues.

South of the Storms – Sunset, Friday, 22 June 2012

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