Wall-to-Wall Cold Gray Mist – Sunset, Monday, 9 December 2013

William Van Doren, WALL-TO-WALL COLD GRAY MIST. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Unknown Precipitation – Sunset, Sunday, 8 December 2013

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

No, I didn’t make up the title, nor is it something out of Don DeLillo. “Unknown Precipitation” is exactly what the local National Weather Service station at Charlottesville airport reported last night during our mix of sleet, rain, freezing rain, and other mysteries.

From a Lowe’s Parking Lot – Sunset, Saturday, 7 December 2013

William Van Doren, FROM A LOWE’S PARKING LOT. Sunset from Ruckersville, Greene County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

In uptown Ruckersville, Virginia, getting chainsaw parts. Always important at my house but especially with an ice storm on the horizon.

The Red and the Black – Sunset, Friday, 6 December 2013

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

Cold rain.

Gray Skies Are the Devil’s Workshop – Sunset, Monday, 2 December 2013

William Van Doren, GRAY SKIES ARE THE DEVIL’S WORKSHOP. Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Rain Takes Over – Sunset, Tuesday, 26 November 2013

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