California Sunset

Who doesn't love a California sunset? I was inspired in the moment to paint this from the back deck of my home. I had a red-orange ground prepainted with acrylic in my pad. I mixed some cool gray for the clouds and rooftops. I layered on yellow and my warm greens, hoping to dull or paint over the orange entirely. That didn't quite happen before sundown–the light changes fast–resulting in an underpainting that is so hot it's burning up. It's a neat effect, but not at all what I intended.