Rain/Earth (Sunset, Saturday, 14 May 2011)

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

Blackberry Influenced (Sunset, Friday, 13 May 2011)

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

Doesn’t seem chilly enough to qualify as “blackberry winter,” but the blossoms are out, and we have days that stay gray and temperatures that don't rise.

Shroud (Sunset, Friday, 22 April 2011)

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

Before Me the Deluge (Sunset, Saturday, 16 April 2011)

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

Misty Mountain Hop (Sunset, Saturday, 9 April 2011)

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

Rain starting at sunset, with clouds over little nearby Piney Mountain.

Rain Returns (Sunset, Thursday, 31 March 2011)

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