Blue Diamonds – Sunset, Friday, 19 December 2014

William Van Doren, BLUE DIAMONDS. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

18th in 18 Pieces – Sunset, Thursday, 18 December 2014

William Van Doren, 18th IN 18 PIECES. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

Reflects in part the many times I looked in various mirrors and out the car windows while driving a three-hour circuit of errands south to Charlottesville, east through town, north to Orange, northwest to Culpeper, and south back home.

Joy Division – Sunset, Wednesday, 17 December 2014

William Van Doren, JOY DIVISION. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

A Barely Differentiated Gray-on-Gray Pall – Sunset, Tuesday, 16 December 2014

William Van Doren, A BARELY DIFFERENTIATED GRAY-ON-GRAY PALL. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

Up the Ladder to the Roof – Sunset, Monday, 15 December 2014

William Van Doren, UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.

You Can Hear the Whistle Blow a Hundred Miles – Sunset (Twilight), Sunday, 14 December 2014

William Van Doren, YOU CAN HEAR THE WHISTLE BLOW A HUNDRED MILES. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30.I was about to paint the sunset when I started thinking about the beautiful twilight I’d seen quite a bit later. At the same time, “500 Miles” by The Journeymen started playing. The title comes from that song.