Finally got the color separation right on a sunset spread

Three tries at this watercolor spread and the sky kept reading as morning — too pink, too shy. Turns out the problem wasn't the paint but the paper; I'd been layering on hot press when the whole piece wanted cold. Just switched the board and suddenly the orange actually sits there like late afternoon, warm and a little stubborn. First time in a week I've closed the studio without whispering 'tomorrow, then.'