The Light Under the Clouds – Sunset, Sunday, 28 December 2014

William Van Doren, THE LIGHT UNDER THE CLOUDS. Sunset from Lynchburg, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

Lynchburg Freestyle – Sunset, Friday, 28 November 2014

William Van Doren, LYNCHBURG FREESTYLE. Sunset from Rivermont Avenue and V.E.S. Road, Lynchburg, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

Sunset Is Where You Find It – Sunset, Friday, 6 September 2013

William Van Doren, SUNSET IS WHERE YOU FIND IT. Sunset from Lynchburg, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Lynchburg, Virginia, styles itself as The City of Seven Hills, thereby setting up a rather hopeless competition with a certain world metropolis you may have heard of. It felt like I climbed four of the seven, to catch the sunset before going in to see a benefit concert for the Lynchburg Academy of Fine Arts. When I got to the top, in a parking lot amid rooftops at Sixth and Clay, I still couldn’t see most of the sunset for the tree-lined street on my left. So I decided to paint it anyway, within the trees.

Half a Sunset (Is Better Than None) – Sunset, Sunday, 25 August 2013

William Van Doren, HALF A SUNSET (IS BETTER THAN NONE). Sunset from Lynchburg, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

 I was down by the railroad track along the James River, while the sun was down behind the city of Lynchburg, Virginia.

Up Hill City – Sunset, Saturday, 24 August 2013

William Van Doren, UP HILL CITY. Sunset from Lynchburg, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

A view from the western edge of downtown Lynchburg, Virginia.

Falling Over Sharp Top – Sunset, Sunday, 31 March 2013

William Van Doren, FALLING OVER SHARP TOP. Sunset from Madison Heights, Amherst County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Looking southwest toward Peaks of Otter (Sharp Top and Flat Top) from Madison Heights, north of Lynchburg, Virginia.