Peace at Sunset

The challenge with sunsets is keeping the colors soft.  Some of the colors are medium dark in value.  Balancing water and pigment is difficult.  I want the colors to blend and I still want them to be distinct.  Today the work was wet into wet. 

Tomorrow I think that I will work with fluid washes but wait for them to dry between colors.  I also need to decide which blues to use and which reds.  Smooth and transparent is a way to go.  I am afraid to use some of the stronger blues, but I will have to get brave enough to open that can of worms.