White Christmas in Progress (Sunset, Saturday, 25 December 2010)

William Van Doren, WHITE CHRISTMAS IN PROGRESS (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Tinseltime (Sunset, Friday, 24 December 2010)

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

Lightfall (Sunset, Thursday, 23 December 2010)

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

Clouds quickly faded to a dark blue gray.

Stony Point to Stony Point (Sunset, Wednesday, 22 December 2010)

William Van Doren, STONY POINT TO STONY POINT (Sunset from Richmond, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

I live in an area known as Stony Point, in Albemarle County, Virginia, where I witness and paint most of my sunsets. Tonight’s sunset comes from an outdoor shopping mall 80 miles away that styles itself as “Stony Point.” This time of year, a remarkable number of sunsets seem to happen at shopping centers.

Window on Spring (Sunset, Winter Solstice, Tuesday, 21 December 2010)

William Van Doren, WINDOW ON SPRING (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.

Partial Eclipse of the Day (Sunset, Monday, 20 December 2010)

William Van Doren, PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE DAY (Sunset from Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va.) Oil on watercolor block, 13 x 19.