Back in October, my favorite time of year here in Sacramento, I went for a evening stroll with my wife down by William B Pond to catch a gorgeous sunset. An added benefit of this particular evening was there was also going to be a harvest moon, the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox. This was called a harvest moon because it never gets completely dark between sunset and moonrise allowing farmers to continue harvesting late into the night (as well as letting us hike back to our car!).
The great thing about this time of day is that you see all kinds of colors in the sky and they continually change until it is dark. These colors are all reflected in the calm waters of the pond to enhance the scene even more. The problem with painting sunsets is the same reason that they are so amazing: the colors constantly change, it doesn't last very long and soon its dark! Its hard to really get a good sense of the color even in a photograph (at least not with my camera). So, I just put down a quick horizon and then focused on the sky and the clouds. I need to work on my gradient coloring, blending the blue at the top of the sky with the reds at the horizon.
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