Sky Candy (Sunset, Friday, 25 November 2011)

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

It Might Just Be Clear Simple & Plain (Sunset, Thanksgiving, Thursday, 24 November 2011)

William Van Doren, IT MIGHT JUST BE CLEAR SIMPLE & PLAIN (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Title from “Glycerine” by Bush.

Dark Crossing (Sunset, Wednesday, 23 November 2011)

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

Clouds in the Woods (Sunset, Tuesday, 22 November 2011)

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

When the Rain Comes (Sunset, Monday, 21 November 2011)

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

Just starting to rain at sunset.

Somewhere in Rappahannock (Sunset, Sunday, 20 November 2011)

William Van Doren, SOMEWHERE IN RAPPAHANNOCK (Sunset from Rt. 211 between Flint Hill and Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

I love small, “local” mountains, and none more than those of Rappahannock County, Virginia. This loose impression, after driving through at sunset between Flint Hill and Sperryville, doesn’t begin to do the place justice, but I hope I can have more chances in the future.