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Methods and Madness

Sometimes I paint fast and loose

Other times quite controlled

The subject decides the method

But each work has the same goal:

A painting that is successful

And beautiful to behold!

BB


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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Tideline Treasures Watercolor Seascape/Shells by Daily Painter Bertie Brown - Art is Instrumental

Tideline Treasures

original watercolor seascape/shells: 7" x 8"

Sophie and Me

more treasures indeed

for Sophie and me

so we don’t forget

the time that we spent

beachside and yet

we know we will find

the autumn sublime

as cool temps define

this back to school time

and play fills our days

in Lancaster, PA!

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Tideline Treasures Watercolor Seascape/Shells by Daily Painter Bertie Brown - Art is Instrumental

Tideline Treasures

original watercolor seascape/shells: 71/2 " x 8"

My Sophie and I

love the treasures we find

near the ocean’s tideline

in the good ol’ summertime!

‘cause there’s nothing more sublime

and nothing quite so fine

as the sun, sand, and sea

for my Sophie girl and me!

BB'11

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Pepperazzi Watercolor Still Life w/Peppers by Daily Painter Bertie Brown - Art is Instrumental

Pepper-azzi

original watercolor still life/peppers: 14" x 11

and this is the question

can I toss intention

and renounce all strife

at this stage of life?

could I, if you please

watch daytime TV

munch croissants with cheese

sip Long Isle Iced Teas

would I, do you see

be happy with ease??

seems I have this need

to paint what I see

the pepper-azzi, it seems

have indeed surrounded me!

BB'11

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Friday, August 19, 2011

Com-posers Series Watercolor Floral/Sunflowers by Daily Painter Bertie Brown - Art is Instrumental

Com-posers

original watercolor floral/sunflowers: 17" x 15"

Sunflower Girl Friends

I’m glad for late bloomers

as this season ends

each year it comes sooner

with the message it sends

to all of my battered

sunflower girl friends...

the dry trembling leaves

are scattered around

as sunflower sheaves

so brittle and brown

soon to be dust

covering the ground...

cool winds are approaching

pushing summer aside

with autumn encroaching

I nod and I sigh

there’s no time to fuss

it’s just nature’s way

a fact that I must

embrace every day...

BB

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Sunflower Alley Series Watercolor Landscape/Sunflower Field by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Bertie Brown - Art is Instrumental

Sunflower Alley

original watercolor landscape/sunflower field: 14" x 12"

Good Vibrations

I love the way

on a late August day

the sun reaches down

to gather around

my sunflower girls

with their golden yellow curls

and their skirts made of leaves

swaying in the breeze...

The birds of the air

and the insects working there

create a vibration

a vibrato celebration

as they all harmonize

their praise to the skies...

I’m thankful just to be

by this shimmering sea

and grateful to hear

this music of the spheres

BB

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Pepperazzi Watercolor Still Life w/Peppers by Daily Painter Bertie Brown - Art is Instrumental

Pepperazzi

original watercolor still life w/peppers, Eggplants: 11" x 14"

the pepper-azzi have got

the whole bloomin’ lot

surrounded, bound and gagged

Eggplant Kid’s gonna hang

with Veg Cassidy and his gang

well I’ve just gotta say

crime never ever does pay

those eggplants will be booked

by a well known famous cook

who will know just what to make

with some peppers, they’ll taste great!

BB’11

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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Veggie Tails Watercolor Still Life by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Bertie Brown - Art is Instrumental

Veggie Tails

original watercolor still life/vegetables: 14" x 11"


Sophie said, “Let’s do a painting today."

We’ll use some veggies

With plenty to say

There at the groc’ry store

Dark and demure

Eggplants so purple

Their beauty secure

Then there were peppers

No they were not schleppers

Showing their colors

Like proud Irish mothers

Yellow and orange

Are some that we chose

Also some red hots

And greens that were not

Yes, let’s buy them

Not to fry them

But to show the world

Their outspoken beauty

It’s really our duty

To capture their clean

Bright sheen!

BB

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Friday, August 12, 2011

The Buoys of Bearskin Neck by Pennsylvania Daily painter Bertie Brown - Art is Instrumental

The Buoys of Bearskin Neck

original watercolor maritime landscape/Rockport: 14" x 11"

Floats, traps

Lobsterman shacks

Ropes, tacks

Fishing knick-knacks

Boots, slickers

Lobsterman knickers

There’s even a place

For trusty duct tape

And WD 40

They’ve got it, surely

All this and more

Behind windows and doors

Filling crannies and nooks

There’s prob’ly some books

Of maritime knots

In case they forgot

The instructions they got

From Pop and Grandpop

So remember this stuff

When you’re all in a huff

As you pay lots of bucks

For that Lobster you bought

At the boat dock co-op!

BB

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Musically Inclined (Brass Trio) Musical Motif Watercolor by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Bertie Brown - Art is Instrumental

Musically Inclined/Brass Trio

original watercolor musical motif/brass: 15" x 17"

menage a trois

if the trombone’s in charge

the trumpet won’t play

the horn won’t say

if he’ll go or stay

such is the way

our world behaves today

compromise is out

dissonance has clout

there could be peace and harmony

‘cause trios can play charming-ly

BB’11

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Com-posers Series Watercolor Floral/Sunflowers by Daily Painter Bertie Brown - Art is Instrumental

Com-posers

original watercolor floral/sunflowers: 21"w x 22"h

Florida's fine

for beaches and tides

soaked in brilliant sunshine

but Sunflower Alley

has it's own unique kind

of charm that I find

exceptional, why?

because it's all mine!

BB'11

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Monday, August 1, 2011

Com-posers Series Watercolor Floral/Sunflowers by Daily Painter Bertie Brown - Art is Instrumental

Com-posers

original watercolor floral/sunflowers: 13" x 11"

and this is the question

can I toss intention

and renounce all strife

at this stage of life?

could I, if you please,

watch daytime TV

munch croissants with cheese

sip Long Isle Iced Teas

would I, do you see,

be happy with ease??

seems I have this need

to paint constantly

my posers, indeed,

till they cease to be

BB'11

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