Unknown Precipitation – Sunset, Sunday, 8 December 2013

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

No, I didn’t make up the title, nor is it something out of Don DeLillo. “Unknown Precipitation” is exactly what the local National Weather Service station at Charlottesville airport reported last night during our mix of sleet, rain, freezing rain, and other mysteries.

From a Lowe’s Parking Lot – Sunset, Saturday, 7 December 2013

William Van Doren, FROM A LOWE’S PARKING LOT. Sunset from Ruckersville, Greene County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

In uptown Ruckersville, Virginia, getting chainsaw parts. Always important at my house but especially with an ice storm on the horizon.

The Red and the Black – Sunset, Friday, 6 December 2013

William Van Doren, THE RED AND THE BLACK. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Cold rain.

From the Railroad Bridge – Sunset, Thursday, 5 December 2013

William Van Doren, FROM THE RAILROAD BRIDGE. Sunset from Burnley Station, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

A moment on the one-lane wooden overpass at Burnley Station, Virginia.

Proceedings – Sunset, Wednesday, 4 December 2013

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

Stairway To and From – Sunset, Tuesday, 3 December 2013

William Van Doren, STAIRWAY TO AND FROM. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.