Pear-ed with Posers Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Pear-ed W/Posers

original still life watercolors w/pears, sunflowers: 15" x 17"

alchemy

pears paired 

posers squared

a nip and a tuck

now don’t muck it up

fabric with some

stripes more than one

when does it become

a still life that’s done

some symbols are new

i’m painting bright hues

so hoping the view

is pleasing to you!

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van Gogh-ish Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

van Cleve-ish

original watercolor still life w/sunflowers: 11" x 15"

van Gogh-ish

original watercolor still life w/sunflowers: 8" x 11"

what HO!

is it SO??

well not quite

you know

I maybe could wait

but surely 'twas fate

that beckoned me thus

to BUY them and paint

and so here I am

content once again

though just for a bit

in sunny respite

yes here's to van Gogh

my master hero

of yellow/gold hues

I've got the Sunflower Blues

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Com-Pearing Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Pearing

original still life watercolor w/pears, carnivalware: 11" x 14"

And the top pear said

to her buddies down below 

why can’t we simply try

to lay our views aside

let’s get along today

‘cause that’s the better way

let's live in quiet harmony

and peace will surely follow, see?

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Com-posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

 Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflowers: 8" x 11"

Sophie's Sunflowers

BFF

Sophie and me

Hanging out together

Greeting the day 

And the sunny weather

We sit and have a chat

Talk about this and that

I really have to say

We are the best of friends

In every sort of way!

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Pear-ental Concern Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Pear-ental Concern

original watercolor still life w/pears: 11" x 15" 

High Maintenance

what ho!

i just want to know

where did the years go

and my body….also

oh

   back in the day

i simply must say

hard work had a way

of  keeping at bay

those inches that stay

in places that…hey!

i don’t like today

i’m feeling betrayed

hence this, my tirade

i cannot evade

old age, i’m afraid

this is my refrain

you’re young…i’ll explain

the fact does remain

it’s HARD to maintain…

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Re-Pears Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Re-Pears

original watercolor still life w/pears: 8" 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..

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Pear Pair Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Pear Pair

original watercolor still life w/pears: 11" x 13"

I once had a thought

original and clever...

but that thought I forgot!

gone forever? I hope not..

still, I am dismayed 

fraught and distraught

‘cause it may have been great

that thought I just lost!

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... With a View...

original: 8" x 11"

...With A View...

original watercolor seascape: 8" x 11"

Motif #1

Floats, traps

Lobsterman snacks

Ropes, tacks

Fishing knick-knacks

Boots, slickers

Lobsterman knickers

WD 40

And duct tape, surely

All this and more

Behind windows and doors

Filling crannies and nooks

And hanging on hooks

So remember this stuff 

When you’re all in a huff

As you pay lots of bucks

For that Lobster you bought!

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A Day in the Sun Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

A Day in the Sun

original still life watercolor w/shells, basket, bottle: 12" x 12"

oh to be

by the sea

on a day such as this

would it be 

could it be

just the ultimate bliss

treasures free

there’s no fee

in the ocean abyss

and these finds

so sublime

become still lifes of mine

come and find

every kind

of seashells I insist

so you see

that you need

a reminder indeed

and here's one

that's been done

called "A Day in the Sun"

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A Very Fine Day Landscape Watercolors by Bertie Brown

 12" x 14"

5 1/2" x 7 1/2"

A Very Fine Day

original watercolor landscape/Sam Lewis State Park: 11" x 15"

There once was a breeze named Sough

Not harsh but just a bit tough

He nudged winter’s huff

Said “pick up your stuff”

And blew it away with a puff!

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Homeward Bound Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Homeward Bound

original watercolor home portraits

what ho

Sophie and I 

just want to know

who switched off the heat

and dimmed the lights low

where are the wool socks for our feet

our cashmere sweaters and turtlenecks

who said summer could retreat?

we are cold and so distressed

why can’t winter last one week

it’s time I guess

to hibernate 

until next June

and we both say

please come back soon..

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Conch en Fa Musical Motif Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Conch en Fa

original watercolor w/horn, shells: 12" x 12"

There once was seashell named Conch

Who was lonely and displeased with his lot

So he puffed out his cheek

Buzzed a low mellow screech

Now he’s part of the rock group “Conch-crete”

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