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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!

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Friday, August 28, 2015

Sunflower Alley Watercolors by Bertie Brown


Sunflower Alley
original watercolor sunflower field

Good Vibrations
i love the way
on a late august day
 the sun reaches down
to gather around
my sunflower girls
with their gold-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 to be
by this shimmering sea
and grateful to hear
this music of the spheres

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

The Bertie Bunch Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Bertie Bunch
original watercolor flowers: 9" x 12"

as summer reclines
in translucent honey haze
autumn comes alive
with transparent amber days
inky blue nights
fill infinite skies
cool winds collide
pushing summer aside
from translucent to transparent
these transitions are inherent 
seasons come and they go

with their foibles quite apparent
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers
original watercolor sunflowers: 9" x 12"

Wild and Crazy Girls
My wild and crazy girls
Their golden manes unfurled
Are doin’ the Lindy Hop
A dance they like a lot
Over/under,  push and pull
Oh they are such dancin’ fools
The waltz is good for other girls
Who want to keep their perfect curls
But my girls do not really care
About the state of their fair hair
Nor do they ever fret
If they break out in sweat 
‘Cause my girls in the sun

Just wanna have fun!
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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers
original watercolor sunflowers: 8" x 11"

summer is waning
i do hate to say
it wasn’t the best-est
in many a way
oh, some days were great
clear skies to the moon
the sun dripping rays
sunflowers in bloom
but some days were WET
with water drenched air
rain forest-y, yes
oppressive, you bet
still…summer’s the time
when memories shine
and life seems a bit 

more civilized, kind
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Saturday, August 22, 2015

Com-Posers in the Clouds Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers in the Clouds
original watercolor sunflowers: 8" x 11"

Plein Air Posers
Sophie and I 
Are painting plein air 
Under bright sunny skies
On a day so fair
Our sunflowers primp and preen
While we apply the sunscreen
Then get right to work
As we quench our paper’s thirst
With lots of water, that’s our technic
‘Cause happy accidents are what we seek!
Bleeding colors, water marks
Lights contrasting with darkest darks...
Working quickly, we’re in a hurry
(We try not to worry
Will this be a keeper
Or one we will bury?)
Well, Sophie girl
What do you think
She nodded and smiled

And gave me a wink!  
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The Headlands in August Seascape Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Headlands in August
original watercolor seascape Rockport, MA: 8" x 11"

Symphony in Sea Major
Lobster buoys afloat
Lighthouses as beacons
 Decorating the coast
Sublime northern light
Enveloping the sights
While dancing on tides
Tossing boats and 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 endure
Protecting the shore
Applauding the sea
BRAVO!
What a glorious symphony!

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Itty Bitty Ditties Watercolors by Bertie Brown




Itty Bitty Ditties
original watermedia sunflowers: 4 1/2" x  7 1/2"

Adagio Dance...
It’s a scorcher today
With intensive sun rays
 My sunflowers have stopped 
Their jitterbug hop
Choosing caution instead
With a rest in their bed
But before they retire
They’re feeling inspired
By their many dine-ees
To try if by chance
The Adagio Dance
They sway with the breeze
Take two steps, then three
Twirl and lift up their leaves
Bid the finches and bees
Come feast on our seeds
Sip nectar if they please
It’s a slow dance, you see
For the birdies and bees 
Those flighty dine-ees
And admiring garden-ees

Sophie and me!
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Comrad Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Berie Brown

Comrad Com-Posers
original watercolor sunflowers: 11" x 14"

Cold Front
the windows I’m closin’
my sunflowers need  hosin’
it’s blisterin hot
not one cold spot
‘cept here by the door
of the freezer in the store
where i pretend to stock up
on creamsicle pops
but truth to be told
it’s just good to feel cold!

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Monday, August 17, 2015

Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown


Com-Posers
original watercolor sunflowers: 5" x 7 1/2"

Good Vibrations
i love the way
on a late august day
 the sun reaches down
to gather around
my sunflower girls
with their gold-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 to be
by this shimmering sea
and grateful to hear

this music of the spheres
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Sunday, August 16, 2015

Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers
original watercolor sunflowers: 4 1/2" x 8 1/2"

A Pleasin’ Reason for the Girls in Season
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’
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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Creative Sewing by Bertie Brown

Creative Sewing for the Back to School Grandies

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
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someitmes ya just gotta say and do somethin' different....

Monday, August 10, 2015

Piano Man Musical Motif Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Piano Man
original watercolor w/horn, piano, violin, Mozart: 11" x 14"

The Maestro’s Woes
Horns near the backdrop
The Strings own the front spots
Right in the center
Are the Woodwind renters
Drums and percussion
Beat out the instructions
Harp and Celesta 
Join in their discussions...
Playing together for better or worse
Learning the music
They all must rehearse
Perfecting rhythms
Some tricky, some fun
All of the orchestra
Playing as one...
Allegretto
Meno mosso
And Con Brio, too
Mezzo, Piano, Fortissimo Piu
We love all those ways 
To play!
Tubas and trombones
Will fight for their turf
Oboes with puffed cheeks
Look ready to burst
Flutes, Clarinets
The Violas, Trumpets
All so polite 
As they try not to fight.....
Instruments waiting for Maestro to cue
Watching the down beat
His hand in their view
A Violin shrieks
A clarinet squeaks
Scowls from the Maestro
But onward they go...
When notes don’t sing
From the high strings
Or a horn butts in
The music continues
The Maestro in tow
The audience shouts
“Bravo!”

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Saturday, August 8, 2015

Gas From the Past Landscape Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Gas From the Past
original watercolor landscape: 11" x 14

a summer’s romance
that time to relax
glance forward, just a bit
but never look back...
jasmine and honeysuckle
sweet scents of seduction
flirty fireflies wink
quick bursts of combustion
warm summer nights
a cashmere caress
sun-drenched daylight
cool linen, dazzling white
 'tis summer’s sun-dance
these days go by fast
so enjoy while it lasts....

care to join me, by chance
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Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers
original watercolor sunflowers: 14" x 14"

Ackkk!
 the sun’s in retreat 
giving me the cold shoulder
our summer romance
is apparently over
gone are the sundrops
warming my face
menacing shadows
have taken their place
 cobalt blue breezes 
rustle about
autumn is coming
of that there’s no doubt
my sunflowers are ruined
their beauty in tatters
seeds, petals, leaves
lie tossed about, scattered
i notice the dance 
of those spurious squirrels
as they snatch the remains
of my golden sun girls
more quickly than ants
at a picnic, they advance
and I thought that finches
were sunflower grinches!
now I’m left all alone
‘neath a dry, crumbling wall
where my sunflowers had stood
majestic and tall
so my task is to wait
for this fact I hold dear
they’ll be back next year
with more summertime cheer!
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Friday, August 7, 2015

Com-Posers Sunflower and Plein Air Watercolors by Bertie Brown


Lyrical Landscape: 9" x 12
Com-Posers: 11" x 14"
original watercolor landscape and sunflowers
Sunflowers
sienna brown faces
sporting golden sun bonnets
reading Emily's quirky poems
and Edna's soaring sonnets
their leaves a canopy
of swirling skirts, it seems to me 
and stems so tall and true
standing proud on high heeled shoe   
with much grace they selflessly 
spill sweet nectar, share their seeds
while the birds and butterflies

and buzzing bees do drink and dine
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