Back Patio Sitting - a Sketch

Sunset to night sketch of yard. Pens, watercolors, markers
©2012 Angeline Marie

Back yard trees separate us from the neighbors. Many hours are spent on the back patio, watching the sun's colors change the sky. This post is written to you from that patio, with my art studio cat Simon next to me in a second lounge chair. This home drives me outside to the wind, trees, sun, grass, flowers, and light. 

My sketchbook is filling with colors and experiences. 

Lisa says she enjoys these peeks into my sketchbook even if color is absent.

Lily is enjoying the writing, just like Bianca.

What are you enjoying, at home or in this world or from my sketchbook studio? 

Smiles!!!!

Angeline Marie of

Angeline Marie Fine Art

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Work in Progress - Beach Triptych

Sky painted in, base colors ready.

The Triptych can hang together or separately. Yes, those are my feet.

BIG color changes! Painting in sunset.

I actually painted these on the floor, with canvas upside down as my point of view. For some reason, this seemed easier to me.

Trying to puzzle out where the sun should be placed.

The simplest canvas for sunset.

Alright - that is where the sun should go!

Fuzzy phone photo with palette and canvases.

Almost done with the sky....

Now, to work on those palm trees!!!

Should the palm trees be darker or lighter? 


Wondering why the middle canvas is missing? It is the one of three without palm trees.


Feels good knowing that the mess along the floor is gone for now...but that is another blog post.


Thanks for visiting! 


Smiles, 
Angeline Marie of 
Angeline Marie Fine Art
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Bed Pieces Project 4

Today I've spent a few hours in my studio with the bed pieces & have become very scared and fascinated. Scared because I want & crave my client to love these paintings. Fascinated because my colors (palette) seem to be changing again to what perhaps she does not prefer.

My client wants sunset/sunrise with a lot of green palm trees. Lucky me, I enjoy painting palm trees, but they are not always green. Visit my webpage, www.angelinemarie.net, and you will see what I mean after you click on the header link to "Palm Trees."

Green. I painted in the sunrise. WOW. HOT, BOLD, FUN, FRESH, POPPING COLOR! Florida! I love this gushy, YUMMY color! Whoa, now, my client wants green. Where did the green go? I don't care about the green - I love the sunrise effects! Grumble, grumble, ok, I will tone down the sunrise & paint in the palm trees greener again. This, friends, is the palette change.

My "Second Mom" unexpectedly passed away in January, 2007. Shortly thereafter, not even a week later, my colors abruptly changed to moody, tonal, and somber. The bright colors seemed to have left with her, no matter what wet paint I poured onto my palette. The colors would mix into darker and sadder tones although my energy remained. I digress from the project...but now that it's August, 2009, it seems that the brightness wants to return!

Did it have to happen in the middle of this project?????!!!!!!!!

Standby this weekend for more adventures while I laugh until my sides hurt,

Angeline Marie

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