When Is the Horizon Like a Car Radio Dial? (Sunset, Sunday, 9 January 2011)

William Van Doren, WHEN IS THE HORIZON LIKE A CAR RADIO DIAL? (Sunset from Buckland, Fauquier County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

. . . when you're driving home toward the sunset and scanning the Blue Ridge left to right for something to listen to. From Buckland, Virginia, on Route 29.

Just a Scent of Snow (Sunset, Friday, 7 January 2011)

William Van Doren, JUST A SCENT OF SNOW (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

That Ironic Old Sun (Sunset, Thursday, 6 January 2011)

William Van Doren, THAT IRONIC OLD SUN (Sunset from Shelby, Madison County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

I saw this sunset on my way back to Baker Gallery to finish the job of installing my show of the 365 sunsets of 2010. Installation took 14 hours, so no painting yesterday (Thursday). As I continued to witness this sky, from my car, I was approaching the community of Radiant, Virginia.

More on the show, including some photos, on Monday after a weekend trip. There was a segment on the exhibition tonight, including a little piece of interview, on Charlottesville CBS 19’s “Charlottesville Tonight.”

Way Out West (Sunset, Wednesday, 5 January 2011)

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

North of the Mountain (Sunset, Tuesday, 4 January 2011)

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

This was the first day I could really see that the sun was setting north of its winter solstice position.

Real Gone (Sunset, Monday, 3 January 2011)

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