The Envelopment of Piney Mountain – Sunset, Wednesday, 3 June 2015

William Van Doren, THE ENVELOPMENT OF PINEY MOUNTAIN. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

Just North of the Storm – Sunset, Wednesday, 20 August 2014

William Van Doren, JUST NORTH OF THE STORM. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.

Shine Out – Sunset, Thursday, 3 July 2014

William Van Doren, SHINE OUT. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Heavy storms had just come through ... the vantage point here is a little bit north of my usual spot, with our local Piney Mountain in front.

Conjunction Junction – Sunset, Sunday, 22 June 2014

William Van Doren, CONJUNCTION JUNCTION. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Possibly a redundant title (although it wasn’t, in the original context), but, in any case ... it’s all connected.

Solstice Behind the Scenes – Sunset, Saturday, 21 June 2014

William Van Doren, SOLSTICE BEHIND THE SCENES. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

A few days around the summer solstice is the only time the sun sets almost as far north as our little local Piney Mountain. In all honesty, although the sun appeared for a while about 45 minutes before sunset, after that everything clouded up and I couldn’t see it at all. But I decided not to let a little thing like that get in the way of a full and accurate description.

Piney Mountain Rain – Sunset, Thursday, 29 May 2014

William Van Doren, PINEY MOUNTAIN RAIN. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.