First Freeze (Sunset, Saturday, 29 October 2011)

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

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.

Timesaver (Sunset, Tuesday, 25 October 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, TIMESAVER (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.

Background for a Bat (Sunset, Sunday, 23 October 2011)

William Theodore Van Doren, BACKGROUND FOR A BAT (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

The bat was flying somersaults nearby in the field, between me and the sunset.