Laverne Squir'ley Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Laverne Squir'ley 

original watercolor squirrel: 8" x 10"

What ho! 

the winds they were screamin’

my house it was leanin’

right into the flow

of last night's COLD blow

my windows were bulgin’

the furnace was pulsin'

that nor’easter’s hold

was keepin’ me cold

my goosebumps I declare

had goosebumps I swear

my nose it was froze

to my icicled toes

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Playthings Musical Instrument Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Playthings

original watercolor with muiscal instruments, horn/trumpet, paints, brushes: 18" x 22"

Practice makes better

But perfect?

Not ever...

Especially if painting

Is what you can do

You’ll prob’ly improve

But that’s questionable, too

My advice to you

Buy a Bertie Brown or two!

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Quints' Jam-balaya Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Quint's Jam-balaya

original watercolor musical instruments: 9" x 12" 

Well

the music said “rest”

so the woodwinds obeyed

they rested their best

and quietly laid

their reeds 

and their keys

right down

with no frown

then I got my stuff

my paints, pan and brush

turned on my i-tunes

and worked until dusk

now when I was done

I took just one quick 

lollipop lick

then settled to munch

 a black licorice whip!

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Quints' Jam Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Quints' Jam

original watercolor musical instruments/ woodwind quintet: 10" x 14"

licorice whips

and lollipop licks

glasses and globes

and woodwinds also

it’s relative you know

but one thing’s for sure

this group needs a horn

with full rounded bore

to balance the sound 

of notes up and down

and licorice whips

are relative links

to lollipops licks

atop that long stick

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Rhody 'n Blues Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Rhody 'n Blue

original watercolor still life w/Rhododendrom: 10" x 14"

Cold Storage

'twas time to relax

and take in the sight

of rhodys in blue 

posing for you

seems we are all cold

‘though this winter’s plight

has less bite i'm told

of course “they” are right

but winter it is

and if "they're" like me

it’s summer we miss

on that we agree

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UkerDude Watercolors by Bertie Brown

UkerDude

origibnal watercolor portrait: 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 now I don’t know

if it’s fit to show

if not,

 you’ve just got

to tell me to Stop!

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NY State of Mind Watercolors by Bertie Brown

NY State of Mind

original watercolor cityscape: 9" x 12"

my sister’s a knitter

a fine knitter sitter

she sits and she clicks

those long shiny sticks

coaxing mile after mile

of yarn into tricks

her magical styles

of socks called argyles

and mittens and vests

are simply the BEST

she expertly winds

these loops into gear

that keep us quite warm 

during COLD winters here

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