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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, January 28, 2018

Musical View Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Musical View
original still like watercolor w/violin. oranges, glass: 12" x 12"

there’s rhythm in blues
and violins, too
i'm just hoping that
there’s payment in cash
i'd take a bank note 
but i am no fool
i like to be paid
on delivery day
BB'18
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Friday, January 26, 2018

Home Portrait Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Home Portrait
original watercolor: 10" x 14"

Sophie and I know
that sometimes it’s best
to simply allow
a painting to rest
it may just be done
'cause there are intense
and beautiful hues
that seem to make sense
we want to be sure
we have to confess
that this work secures

it’s soulful-ishness
BB
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Saturday, January 20, 2018

Winter Blues Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Winter Blues
original watercolors still life w/sunflowers, apples, lemon, violin: 15" x 15"

Winter Blues
oh, how i long for June or July
and summer sunshine
filling the sky
this season of cold 
has taken it’s hold
with harsh winds awailin’
and snow flakes asailin’
this winter’s so long
it’s long in the tooth
let’s give it a shove
let’s give it the boot!
i’m sportin’ my mitties
and ear muffs indoors
wool sweaters and wristies
but still i need more
each year winter’s gittin’
too hard to endure
i should be just sittin'
on some southern shore
instead i’ve got blankets 
piled high on my lap
i’m ready, in fact
for a mid-winter’s nap……

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Sunday, January 14, 2018

June Tune Watercolors by Bertie Brown

June Tune
original watercolor still life w/sunflowers, lemon, apples: 10" x 14"

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  
BB
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Friday, January 12, 2018

January Thaw Watercolors by Bertie Brown

January Thaw
original watercolor still life w/sunflowers, apples, lemon: 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 look around and smile

and bid stay with me awhile
BB
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

June Muse Watercolors by Bertie Brown

June Muse
original watercolor still life w/sunflowers, apples, lemon: 11" x 15"

this winter’s so long
it’s long in the tooth
let’s give it a shove
let’s give it the boot!
my heating bill’s HUGE
yet my house is cold
i’m grumpy like Scrooge
with a frozen billfold…
there’s snow on my roof
and ice in my veins
my fingers, i’ve proof
are going insane!
they’re sending their prints
to sunnier climes
i think i’ll insist
i join them in this
we’ll drive ’til we find
a welcoming spot
long on sunshine

with no winter bite!
BB
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