Angry Birds Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Angry Birds

original watercolor landscape w/chickens: 7" x 10"

I once had a thought

original and clever...

but that thought I forgot!

gone forever? I hope not..

still, I’m dismayed 

so fraught and distraught

‘cause it may have been great

that thought I just lost!

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Pick-up Sticks Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Pick-up Sticks

original watercolor still life w/clarinet, oboe, flute, bassoon: 12" x 16"

Play Away

it’s really okay

to chill out and play

we all know we should

(that is understood)

but still we forget

and totally get

ourselves in fun debt

we think if we could 

buy us some fun

then surely we would 

feel wonderf’ly good  

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The Red-Tethered Sheep Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Red-Tethered Sheep

original watercolor plein air w/sheep: 10" x 14"

A Spring Thing

Meadows bordering a grove of trees

Spreading a canopy 

Of blues and greens

Sifting a symphony

Intense, yet serene

Of filtered though slight

Shimmering sunlight

The pathway to spring

Is a glorious thing...

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I'm Leavin' on a Jet Plane Watercolors by Bertie Brown

I'm Leavin' on a Jet Plane

original watercolor portrait: 10" x 14"

a quick study draw 

with some washes of paint

complete what i call

"she's leavin'

'cause she's dreamin'

that the grass there's

greener seemin'!

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Down on the Farm Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Down on the Farm

original plein air watercolor w/farm, barns" 10" x 14"

Spring Musical

oh spring

is the thing

we hope for in November

long for in December

lose in January

right through February

cry for in March

die for in April

can’t wait one more day

for the merry month of May

and still cold temps cling

to every bloomin’ thing!

so when the month of June

bursts suddenly into view

i'll look around and smile

and bid stay with me awhile

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Poppy Pageant Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Poppy Pageant

original plein air watercolor w/poppies: 8" x 10"

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 petal losses!

we’ve less than a week

to get the job done 

we’re hoping for good weather

with plenty of sun!

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Poppy Crop Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Poppy Crop 

original watercolor poppies: 9" x 12" 

Sophie’s Pouty Poppies

our poppies are wailin’

has the sun gone sailin’?

their petals are drippin’

their stems cannot lift ‘em

they’re sad and be-draggled

their foliage is fraggled

‘tis def’nitely not

a show stopping lot

but we won’t despair

though there’s puddles everywhere

we hope the rains stop

so our poppies can Pop!

and maybe next year

when a new crop appears

the rains will be done

and they'll dance in the sun!

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Over the River Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Over the River

original plein air watercolor/Columbia Bridge: 10" x 14"

Curiosity

curiouser and curiouser

it seems to me

this spring is the bomb

at flirting you see

‘cause just when you feel

a warm gentle breeze

a sun so friendly

you’re relaxin’ indeed

a cold front blows in

equipped with more rain

it spreads itself out

and i want to shout

oh yes there’s the rub

when springtime has come

those idyllic days

are quickly undone….

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Shaun's Brother Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Shaun's Brother

original plein air watercolor w/barn and sheep: 9" x 12"

i think that it’s done

and i had some fun

‘though there a few 

solutions that skewed

my original view

and managed to be

surprising, you see

so if it’s not fit 

or off just a bit

ignore if you please

this red  tethered sheep!

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Poppy Trot Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Poppy Trot

original watercolor poppies: 9" x 12"

Our little red haired girls

Sporting layers of orange curls

Are prancy and dancy

And especially fancy

In the merry month of May

As they celebrate each day

‘Cause that’s the time of year

They spread their bright orange cheer

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The VanCleve Homestead Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The VanCleve Homestead

original plein air watercolor : 9" x 12"

It’s a picnic kind of day

Sublime in so many ways

With jam and buttercups spread

A-top our organic bread

Sophie and me

In pastures of green

  Beside the still waters

Our cup runneth over

In crimson and clover

Filled with good cheer

‘Cause summer’s soon here!

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The Inn & the Singiing Bridge Plein Air Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Inn & The Singing Bridge

original plein air watercolor, the Blue Rock Inn and metal bridge: 9" x 12" 

Harmo-nious Perso-nious

went out for a run 

this very fine day

had lots to be done

stuff that gets in the way

of some fun in the sun

but nature’s libretto

called out ceremo-nious

in pleasing vibrato

a sound tremolo-nious

twas something I sought to

experience in perso-nious

and when I got done

on this very fine day

from my run in the sun

I was all tuned up and completely harmo-nious

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Poppy Crop Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Poppy Crop

original watercolor poppies: 9" x 12"

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 petal 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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