The Arrival of Weather (Sunset, Friday, 28 October 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, THE ARRIVAL OF WEATHER (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

The Dark Before Dark (Sunset, Thursday, 27 October 2011)

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

Bright Passage, Dark Chapter (Sunset, Monday, 24 October 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, BRIGHT PASSAGE, DARK CHAPTER (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

This is what they call “a 20% chance of isolated showers” (it was raining here within five minutes) – between a Mostly Sunny day and a Mostly Clear night.

The Rain Dances (Sunset, Wednesday, 12 October 2011)

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

Struggling Against the Chill (Sunset, Monday, 3 October 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, STRUGGLING AGAINST THE CHILL (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Cold Blue Clouds for a Warm Blue Day (Sunset, Friday, 9 September 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, COLD BLUE CLOUDS FOR A WARM BLUE DAY (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Today was indeed beautiful. The light, after all the rain, was not like light but something like a sphere of clarity.