Just North of the Storm – Sunset, Wednesday, 20 August 2014

William Van Doren, JUST NORTH OF THE STORM. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.

Seven Seconds Between the Sunset and the Thunder – Sunset, Wednesday, 23 July 2014

William Van Doren, SEVEN SECONDS BETWEEN THE SUNSET AND THE THUNDER. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Shine Out – Sunset, Thursday, 3 July 2014

William Van Doren, SHINE OUT. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Heavy storms had just come through ... the vantage point here is a little bit north of my usual spot, with our local Piney Mountain in front.

Tutti Frutti – Sunset, Wednesday, 2 July 2014

William Van Doren, TUTTI FRUTTI. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

We had a very unusual and amazing combination of a full blazing sunset surrounded by lightning and thunderstorms. Here’s an iPhone snapshot, below, for comparison. iPhone, like many cameras, exaggerates or oversimplifies the contrasts in sky photos, but this gives some idea of what I was looking at.

Downpour Outpour – Sunset, Thursday, 26 June 2014

William Van Doren, DOWNPOUR OUTPOUR. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Rain on the Blue Ridge – Sunset, Thursday, 12 June 2014

William Van Doren, RAIN ON THE BLUE RIDGE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.