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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Christmas Brass Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Christmas Brass

original watercolor musical motif w/trombone, trumpet, horn: 10" x 14"

Sophie Says

what ho

I just want to know

who’s lying in that manger bed

with a stable roof o’er His head

and why are there reindeer 

flying in the night sky

with a guy in a sleigh 

following close behind

And

there’s a tree in our house

with packages strewn about

that I’m not s’posed to touch

and there seems to be such

a decorating fuss

it’s confusing, you know

for a little kid so

I’ll just ask BB

I’m hoping that she

can explain it to me!

BB

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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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Classy Brass Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Classy Brass

original watercolor musical still life w/horn, trumpet, trombone: 11" x 14"

absolutely resolute

i’m absolutely certain

some truth is indisputable

and strictly put imputable

so don’t go all refutable

i don’t want your rebuttable 

that verbal hyper babbable

you’re so above reproachable

and also un-correctable

see that’s just irresponsible

and truly indefensible

we all could be sympatico

if y’all weren’t so emphatico

BB

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Musical Props Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Musical Props

original ink and marker w/horn, trumpet, tuba, trombone: 6" x 8"

brass blast

would a trumpet 

be a strumpet

if he played a loose lipped jig

while his brother

played another

more pretentious tight hipped gig

would a trumpet

eat a crumpet 

while he played a high brow dig

could a strumpet 

be a pundit

if she shed her platinum wig?

would a trumpet

and a strumpet 

wear a 5 inch high heeled shoe

could a crumpet

 clog a trumpet 

if it got stuck in his tube?

BB

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Trio Trouble Musical Motif Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Trio Trouble

original musical motif watercolor w/horn, trumpet, trombone: 11" x 15"

menage a trois

if the trombone’s in charge

the trumpet won’t play

the horn won’t say

if he’ll go or stay

such is the way

our world behaves today

compromise is out

dissonance has clout

there could be peace and harmony

‘cause trios can play charming-ly

BB'14

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Silver Bells Musical Motif Drawings by Bertie Brown

Silver Bells

original still life drawing w/horn, trumpet, trombone

what ho

Sophie and I 

just want to know

who turned off the heat

and dimmed the lights low

where are the wool socks for our feet

our sweater sets and turtlenecks

who said summer could retreat?

we are cold and so distressed

why can’t winter last one week

it’s time I guess

to hibernate until next June

and we both hope

that comes real soon!

BB'13

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