Light in the Dark – Sunset / Twilight, Friday, 23 December 2011

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

Keeping Sol in Solstice – Sunset, Thursday, 22 December 2011

William Van Doren, KEEPING SOL IN SOLSTICE. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Rain vs Mountains – Sunset, Wednesday, 21 December 2011

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

Sunset Five Ways – Sunset, Tuesday, 20 December 2011

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

47 Minutes on Christmas Eve (First Reviews)

“A magical tale of redemption.” (The Hook, Charlottesville, Va.)

“A surreal holiday fable . . . part Alice in Wonderland and part It’s a Wonderful Life.” (Virginia Living)

“47 Minutes is a thin book, but deep; short, but memorable. Take the time to savor its words and surreal images and its powerful, timely message for our rushed and stuffed society: ’tis, indeed, the gift to be simple.” (John de Graaf, co-author, Affluenza; director, the Happiness Initiative)

 “A gift that will endure through the years.” (Lynchburg, Va., Ledger)

Magic Mountain – Sunset, Monday, 19 December 2011

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

A mountain that almost wasn’t there. On the southern end of my view, toward Charlottesville.