There's Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

There's Still Life

original watercolor still life w/bottle, sunflower, apples: 11" x 14"

Sophie Says

what ho

i really want to know

who’s lying in that manger bed

with a stable roof o’er His head
and why are there reindeer
flying in the night sky
with a guy in a sleigh
following close behind
And
there’s a tree in our house
with packages strewn about
and Mommy's in a fuss
baking lots of good stuff
it’s confusing, you know
for a six year old, so
i’ll just ask BB
she'll explain it to me!

BB

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Pic o' Pitchers & Pot Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Pic o' Pitchers & Pot

original watercolor still life w/pitchers, coffe pot: 15 1/2" x 17"

absolutely resolute

i’m absolutely certain

some truth is indisputable

and strictly put imputable

so don’t go all refutable

i don’t want your rebuttable 

that verbal psycho-babbable

you’re so above reproachable

and also un-correctable

but that’s just irresponsible

and truly indefensible

we could be more sympatico

if you weren’t so emphatico

BB

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Beaded BB Purses by Bertie Brown

Beaded Purses by BB

yes, a departure from WC painting,  but not for long!

the BeGe Grandies

of 2015

‘though growing quickly

are still The Bee’s Knees

there’s Aaron, he’s 3

the youngest grandie

so stubborn and smart

a whippersnapp-ee!

now Annabelle’s 5

all blondie-blue eyed

a whirlwind energized

in pre-K she thrives

and Sophie, she’s 6!

a sweet sunny mix

first grader, big Sis

WOW, these years went by quick!

so PopPop and I

would not be remiss

to tell our sons this

and this we insist:

these years are the best

through triumphs and quests

in decades you’ll attest

twas as good as it gets

BB '15 

creating differently during the Christmas build-up!

Indian Summer II Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Indian Summer 11

watercolor landscape: 9" x 9"

ambiguity

if only we woulda

(we certainly shoulda)

this time of life coulda

 been so much more gooda

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Beaded Purse By Bertie Brown

BB Beaded Purse

a guest stint in music

did last but some time

i’ve got no regrets

no malice you’ll find

then creatively

art hap’ly found me

that work, challenging

i faced eagerly

but not only that

the best privilege yet

of grandie sitting

put me to the test

through all this and more

as listed before

the years and the tears

the struggles and fears

i did persevere

as onward i pressed

and did not forget

i was but a guest

BB’15

Indian Summer Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Indian Summer

original watercolor landscape: 9" x 12"

what ho!

i’m gonna say this

gettin’ older is so

not tops on my list

seems there are some peeps

pollyannas and such   

who’ll tell you how sweet

it is, that’s a bunch    

of crap, oh ‘tis true

there are a few perks

please don’t misconstrue 

we work out, not work

and nap after noon

but projects, we seek

(we don’t need a ton)

‘cause we gotta get

our satisfaction

the losses that come

are harsh, that’s a fact

‘though denied by some,

i’ve got much less tact

so try if you can

to put off old age

‘cause footloose it seems

ain’t quite fancy free

BB'15

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Autumn-ness Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Autumn-ness

original watercolor still life w/sunflowers, vintage pitchers: 9" x 12"

Ode to an Old Friend

what ho

where did the years go

we just can’t be fixed

here at decade #6

not young nor carefree

we must learn to see

determin-edly

through love-filtered lens

ourselves as OLD friends!

we’ve been through a lot

those flashes were hot!

but give in, we’re not

we’ve got some regrets

but that stuff’s no sweat

where once we had pimples

we’re now sporting wrinkles

our firm derrieres 

have gone off elsewheres

our chests and our chins?

they’ve sunk to our shins

and do you remember

well

can you recall

anything you need to

anything at all?

but still we can laugh

at some high school gaffe

and reminisce by the hours

the good, bad, ugly

while we sit and smugly

think we’ve now arrived

over 60, we’ve survived

and we’re not the faintest

nor least bit surprised...

BB

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A Radish a Day Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

A Radish a Day

original watercolor still life w/radishes: 8" x 10"

Sophie and I 

Were shopping for clues

What could we possibly 

Paint that is new

We passed by the eggplants 

With nary a glance

We’ve done them before

Those red beets next door

Looked just a bit poor

But then Sophie spied

From the corner of her eye

Some radishes in a bunch

And she had a hunch

Their leaves were so busy

Dancing this way and that

She said we should paint them

And work really fast!

We finished the painting

Our energy waning

We needed our nap

And knew it was time

To end this short rhyme!

BB'15

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String-spiration Watercolors by Bertie Brown

String-spiration

original watercolor still life w/violin, sunflowers" 15" x 17"

ambiguity

if only we woulda

(we certainly shoulda)

this time of life coulda

 been so much more gooda

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The BB Bunch Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The BB Bunch

original watercolor floral work w/sunflowers: 9" x 12"

at the end of the day

i had but one thought

what happens to all

this work that i’ve wrought

‘twas always the best

of efforts i gave

my utmost, no less

and had some success

in music, of course

i’m wondering now

did it happen at all

if so, then how??

i gratefully bow

to Mozart and Bach

i painted to them,

and Beethoven, a lot

but what happens next?

i’ve time to fill

and miles to go

energy still

until, until....

BB

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The Brassy Bunch Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Brassy Bunch

original watercolor and ink w/horn, tuba, trumpet, trombone: 8" x 10"

Conch en Fa

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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It Figures & Field of Dreams Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Field of Dreams

original plain air watercolor : 9" x 12" 

It Figures

original figure drawing: 11" x 14"

ambiguity

if only we woulda

(we certainly shoulda)

this time of life coulda

 been so much more gooda

BB

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The Greeter Girl gets Winterized/ Watercolors and other stuff by Bertie Brown

what ho

Sophie and I 

just want to know

who turned off the heat

and dimmed the lights low

where are the wool socks for our feet

our sweater sets 

and turtlenecks

who said summer could retreat

we are cold and so distressed

why have days become so bleak

it’s time I guess

to hibernate until next June

and we both hope

that comes real soon!

BB'15

Musical Props Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Musical Props

original ink and marker w/horn, trumpet, tuba, trombone: 6" x 8"

brass blast

would a trumpet 

be a strumpet

if he played a loose lipped jig

while his brother

played another

more pretentious tight hipped gig

would a trumpet

eat a crumpet 

while he played a high brow dig

could a strumpet 

be a pundit

if she shed her platinum wig?

would a trumpet

and a strumpet 

wear a 5 inch high heeled shoe

could a crumpet

 clog a trumpet 

if it got stuck in his tube?

BB

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Back to the Drawing Board Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Back to the Drawing Board

original figure drawing: 11" x 14"

back in school

we learned the rule

that there were cliques

a specialty list

of kids way cool

though we weren’t fools

our own gene pools

just did not rule

we weren’t as blessed

our confidence less

we weren’t sure why 

and could not guess

but since I've grown

i have been known

to play horn well

for quite a spell

now as I draw

i do recall

that art and song

to ALL belong

BB'15

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Rockport Rendezvous, MA Seascape Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Rockport Rendezvous

original watercolor seascapes/ Bearskin Neck; The Headlands; Rockport, MA

Symphony in Sea Major

Lobster buoys afloat

 As art dotting coves and boats

Decorating New England’s coast

With quirky colors its fishermen boast

And sublime northern light

Envelopes the sights

While dancing on tides

That toss those floats

 From side to side

Cormorants and gulls line up on the rocks

By the boats, or the docks

As they noisily wait

For some leftover bait

Granite boulders edge the shores

Firm foundations that endure

An applauding boisterous sea
BRAVO!

What a glorious symphony!

Beyond Bearskin Neck Seascape Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Beyond Bearskin Neck

original watercolor seascape/ Bearskin Neck, Rockport MA: 9" x 12"

Lobsterman Shacks

Floats, traps

Lobsterman snacks

Ropes, tacks

Fishing knick-knacks

Boots, slickers

Lobsterman knickers

I bet there’s 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

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 thought

cost way too darn much

At the boat dock co-op!

BB

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Rockport MA Harbor Seascape Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Rockport MA Harbor

original watercolor seascape/Rockport, MA : 9" x 12"

Buoy Joy

Buoys will be buoys

In all shapes and sizes

Just like us girls

Despite our disguises

Buoys are like boxers

Ducking and weaving

Treading ocean waters

With strong currents heaving

The stripes that they wear

Go round and around

They look quite rotund

 But they don’t much care

They do a sun dance

Giving tides not a glance

They’re anchored from below

And they won’t let go

They do their job joyously

Behaving so buoy-ishly!

BB

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Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers

original: 5" x 7"

You’re probably bored

After all you’ve endured

These paintings of girls

And their golden curls

They do love to preen

In their gold and green

They freely admit

They’re a bit narcissist

So I stay the course

With no due remorse

Posting these pix

‘Cause they just insist

They must know the drill

The need they fulfill  

Their beauty will fade

As cool winds invade

So as the fall season

Begins that’s the reason

I post and I hope

 The paintings are pleasin’

BB

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