Lightfall (Sunset, Thursday, 23 December 2010)

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

Clouds quickly faded to a dark blue gray.

Window on Spring (Sunset, Winter Solstice, Tuesday, 21 December 2010)

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

Partial Eclipse of the Day (Sunset, Monday, 20 December 2010)

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

Lion in Winter (Sunset, Sunday, 19 December 2010)

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

Soft Good Night (Sunset, Saturday, 18 December 2010)

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

A day filled with painting (the Tabula Rosa series for the upcoming show), holiday baking, cranberry sauce making, and enough Christmas music to choke a reindeer.

Talk of Days for Which They Sit and Wait (Sunset, Friday, 17 December 2010)

William Van Doren, TALK OF DAYS FOR WHICH THEY SIT AND WAIT (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

This took about nine consecutive listenings of “Kashmir” to complete.