Posin' Pudge Pet Portrait Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Posin' Pudge

original watercolor pet portrait: 8" x 10"

we LOVE our pets

present and past

if we’ve got some faults

they never suspect

so here’s to the joy-

ous acceptance they bring

as they always insist

they shower us with licks!

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UkerMike Watercolors by Bertie Brown

UkerMike

original watercolor portrait: 9" x 12"

we’ve got the blues,

Sophie, me too

it’s still too cold

but what can we do

I think we’ll just paint

a portrait today

until those blues

they just go away.....

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Chill*axin' Pets in Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Chill*axin'

original watercolor squirrel: 9" x 12"

we’ve got the blues,

Sophie, me too

it’s still way too cold

but what can we do

I think we will paint

a squick pic today

until those blues

they just go away.....

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The Grover Dude Pet Portraits by Bertie Brown

The Grover Dude

original watercolor pet portrait: 9" x 12"

Alliance Compliance

O Molly Marie

you silly cat

you really think that

a curly black dog

could take your place

with his cute happy face

oh, he doesn’t bite

nor put up a fight

but is amiable, quite

the opposite of you

when you don’t approve

of the things that I do

so do not be jealous

as you can see

it’s merely a painting 

of  Grover Curly

...artwork compliances 

not broken alliances...

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Nestin' Besties Hawk Watercolor by Bertie Brown

Nestin' Besties

original watercolor hawk mates: 8" x 10"

so the hawk wife said

to her husband she had wed

why can’t we simply try

to lay our views aside
let’s get along today
‘cause that’s the better way
to live in peace and harmony
will benefit our karma, see

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UUCon Watercolors by Bertie Brown

UUCon

original watercolor ukulele soiree: 9" x 12"

there once was a girl named BB

who decided a ukulele

would be just the thing

to hasten on spring

now she’s strummin’ with Uke Uprising

yes it’s true that this girl named BB

once played horn in her town’s symphony 

when she lost her good buzz

she took up uke cuzz

ukers don’t fret, they sing and they strum!

so come to the Ukulele

Uprising and surely you’ll see

that strumming the uke

with this friendly group

is great fun on Tuesday eve’nings

BB

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Rhythm 'n Blues Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Rhythm 'n Blues

original watercolor still life w/lemon/apples: 12" x 15"

an item of hers

a few of my own

some are just borrowed

I’ve got them on loan

those years, 92!

amazingly quick

filled every last nook

and cranny I think

and now as I sort

through the stuff she held dear

will I at long last

go joyfully, not fear?

it’s one out of one

that’s how it’s been done

since time has begun

it can’t be outrun

BB

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Beethoven or Bust Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Beethoven or Bust

original musical still life w/horn, Beethoven bust: 18" x 22"

The French Conundrum

The French Horn is happy

Wherever it plays

From Woodwinds and Brass

To  the Strings with such class.

Yes, the instruments agree

That it’s sound does so please.

And most of the time

The horn is quite amiable

But it can get unruly

And downright unplayable!

BB

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Beach Front Property Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Beach Front Property

original watercolor seascape: 10" x 14" 

in the beginning

we all loved the sun

we couldn’t get enough

we were never quite “done”

our faces were bronzed

our hair sun-streaked gold

our innocence reigned

we’d never grow old

but time has a way

a mean streak, I’d say,

of hastening the days

that youth does betray

so now that we’re old

or older, to wit,

we’re gonna wise up

and use sunscreen, just a bit...

BB

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Fruit o' the Bloom Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Fruit o' the Bloom

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

Weather Blues

oh, how i long 

for June or July

and summer sunshine

filling the sky

this season is cold 

it’s gettin' so old

with rain fairly seepin'

through all, i'm just weepin'

i’m still sportin' wristies

and sweaters indoors

i tell you i’m beggin’

for June at the shore

each year winter's gettin’

too hard to endure

while summer sits back

and just takes a nap 

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Cardi-B Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Cardi-B

original watercolor cardinal: 9" x 12"

we’ve got the blues

that’s certainly true

but we’ve also got

‘magination, a lot!

so natur-ally

this bird, Cardi-B

came out just to pose

and those blues had to  go!

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