Someone Else’s Blizzard (Sunset, Tuesday, 1 February 2011)

William Van Doren, SOMEONE ELSE’S BLIZZARD (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Chicago, Detroit, Boston, this is what your monster looked like along its southeastern edge, as we prepared for rain.

Heavy Snow at Sunset (Wednesday, 26 January 2011)

William Van Doren, HEAVY SNOW AT SUNSET (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Descript (Sunset, Tuesday, 25 January 2011)

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

I realize there’s no such word, it’s just my reaction to the idea that certain skies are nondescript.

Clouds moving in at sunset, rain and some snow in the forecast.

Freezer Burn (Sunset, Saturday, 22 January 2011)

William Van Doren, FREEZER BURN (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Weather Pattern (Sunset, Monday, 17 January 2011)

William Van Doren, WEATHER PATTERN (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Lowdown (Sunset, Tuesday, 11 January 2011)

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

In the interval between freezing mist and light snow.