Seventh Sun – Sunset, Monday, 7 July 2014

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

You Are Free As a Sunset – Sunset, Sunday, 6 July 2014

William Van Doren, YOU ARE FREE AS A SUNSET. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Title is from the chorus of “Thought of Sound,” newly released by The Rentals — the 2014 version on Lost in Alphaville, produced by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys.

Imitation of Light – Sunset, Saturday, 5 July 2014

William Van Doren, IMITATION OF LIGHT. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on Arches, 17 x 23.

Diaspora – Sunset, Friday, 4 July 2014

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

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.

Tutti Frutti – Sunset, Wednesday, 2 July 2014

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

We had a very unusual and amazing combination of a full blazing sunset surrounded by lightning and thunderstorms. Here’s an iPhone snapshot, below, for comparison. iPhone, like many cameras, exaggerates or oversimplifies the contrasts in sky photos, but this gives some idea of what I was looking at.