Drums Etc. Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Drum's Etc.

original watercolor instrumental ensemble w/drums, piano, bass: 10" x 14"

 Drummer’s Dilemma

There’s drums a-plenty

For the drumming fanatic

From the triplet set’s least

To the bass drum, that beast,

The choices never cease!

With notes so sporadic

And sometimes exotic

It can be hypnotic

But always drum-atic!  

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All That Jazz Watercolors by Bertie Brown

All That Jazz

original watercolor instruments, piano/trumpet/trombone, drums: 17" x 17"

There’s rhythm in Blues

drums, keyboard and brass

they’re hoping that, too

there’s payment in cash

they pass around notes

like we did in school

but these notes are ‘cool’

they don't follow rules!

BB'20

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String Fling Watercolors by Bertie Brown

String Fling

original watercolor w/violin, piano: 12" x 16"

 A String Thing

The strings are such

A complicated section,

We say that and invoke

Our greatest affection,

With notes that soar

To the highest of heights

The violins bow frantically

Trying to get it just right!

And notes writ so low

A bass’s brow frowns

While bending to bow

So low to the ground.

Always self important

No humility, not a trace

They sit right up front

And take up prime stage space.

The rest of the orchestra

Accepts this with grace

Their parts they play well..

 They are quite exceptional,

And oh so professional...

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All That Jazz Watercolors by Bertie Brown

All That Jazz

originalmusical motif watercolor w/drums, trombone, trumpet, piano, sax: 8" x 10"

 Drummer’s Dilemma

There’s drums a-plenty

For the drumming fanatic

From the triplet set’s least

To the bass drum, that beast

The choices never cease

With notes so sporadic

And sometimes exotic

It can be hypnotic

But always drum-atic! 

BB

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Music'ly Inclined Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Music'ly Inclined

original watercolor instruments: violin/piano: 11" x 16

strings are things

that go plunk

when they’re plucked

but when they are bowed

well, properly so,

they sing full and  free

with the greatest of ease

like an acrobat high

on the flying trapeze 

BB

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Coronation Station Musical Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Coronation Station

original musical motif still life w/trumpet, violin, piano: 11" x 14"

would a trumpet 

be a strumpet

if she played a loose lipped jig

while her brother

played another

more pretentious tight hipped gig

would a trumpet

eat a crumpet 

while she played a high brow dig

could a strumpet 

be a pundit

if she shed her platinum wig?

would a trumpet

be a strumpet 

if she wore one high heeled shoe

could a crumpet

 clog a trumpet 

if it got stuck in her tube?

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Ragtime Musical Motif Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Ragtime

original musical motif watercolor w/piano, horn, trumpet, cat: 8" x 11"

the piano is back

and these are the facts

there’s still lots to do

with a keyboard that’s new

but vintage is in

what a glorious thing

it’s sound does inspire

what ragtime requires

a bouncy upbeat

Scott Joplin-esque treat

BB'13

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