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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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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Lyrical Landscape Landscape Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Lyrical Landscape
original watercolor: 7" x 11"

I forget
do gnus
rhyme with canoes
or mile high heeled shoes
and what is the need
if you could, tell me please
of the extra L'd Llama
for it’s silent, do you see
is it oh so much better
to own one more letter
than the Lama, actual-ly
or the Nu with no G
BB'14

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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Baubles and Bell Musical Motif Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Baubles and Bell
original watercolor w/horn, glass baubles: 16" x 171/2"

back in the day
I remember we played
with marbles and jacks
and baseballs and bats
but sometimes I recall
though I tried hard to stall 
I had to apply
my  lip 
to the tip
of my tarnished old horn
and try not to sound
too bad or forlorn
much later I found
practice, patience plus time
would greatly improve

my horn teacher’s mood!
BB'14
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June Tune Musical Motif Watercolors by Bertie Brown

June Tune
original watercolor still life w/violin, sunflowers: 14" x 18"

Summer Bliss
My windows are open
Cool breezes are flowin’
My curtains are flirtin'
With the sill and the sash 
This is the way
A fine summer day
Ought always to be 
For two months or three....
Suites me perfectly

I bet you’d agree!
BB
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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Trio Trouble Musical Motif Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Trio Trouble
original musical motif watercolor w/horn, trumpet, trombone: 11" x 15"
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'14
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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Poppy Patch Watercolors by Bertie Brown


Poppy Patch
original watercolor poppies: 7" x 15"

the popular girls
sporting orange poppy curls
are preening all about
and gossiping, no doubt
they do this all day long
for surely they aren’t wrong
you’ve seen their little clique
they’re the best, they really think
they sing their own praise songs
on a stage they do belong
and certainly we all know
that their beauty steels the show!
BB
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Perky Poppy Watercolors by Bertie Brown




Perky Poppy
original watercolor poppies: 7" x 15"

Poppy Pageant
more red-haired girls
than we’d hoped for or imagined
it looks just like
a beauty pageant!
Sophie and I, artistic hosses
are painting their portraits
till our poppy bosses
are simply long stems
with great hair losses!
we’ve less than a week
to get the job done 
we’re hoping for good weather
with plenty of sun!
BB
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