Summer Shift – Sunset, Wednesday, 1 February 2012

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

So called not so much because it was 70° here today, but because rain clouds were coming in from the southwest (from the left), so I painted the horizon toward the north, where there was still light and where I would normally be painting in summer.

Into the Woods – Sunset, Sunday, 22 January 2012

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

Fog and freezing mist at sunset.

Ice Cycle – Sunset, Saturday, 21 January 2012

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

Dog Day Afternoon – Sunset, Tuesday, 17 January 2012

William Van Doren, DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Sunset from Westfield Road, Charlottesville, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

At the vet, 15 minutes before it started raining.

Cold Comfort – Sunset, Sunday, 15 January 2012

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

Trace – Sunset, Monday, 9 January 2012

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

Trace of snow and, at sunset, trace of light.