Musicians' Way Watercolor Portraits by Bertie Brown

 Musicians' Way

original watercolor portraits: 5" x 7"

Practice makes better

But perfect?

Not ever...

Especially if music

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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When Birds of Pray Fly Away Watercolors by Bertie Brown

When Birds of Pray Fly Away

original watercolor hawks, birds of prey: 9" x 12"

my hawk-eyes are not

happy ‘bout all

this wind that we’ve got

they’re bending right down

their heads to the ground

praying I s’pose

for a break in the clouds

and i have to say, 

this just happens way

 too much i declare

on many fall days

so let’s have detent

for my birdy lot

wind, cold weather cease

desist and please STOP!

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Hawkish Hydrangea Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Hawkish Hydrangea

original watercolor birds of prey: 8" x 12"

now the hawkeye said

to his buddy up ahead

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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Ukers United Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Ukers United

original watercolor ukulel convergence: 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

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The Woman at the Well Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Woman at the Well

original watercolor still life: 15" x 15"

High Maintenance

what ho!

i just want to know

where did the years go

and my body….also

oh

   back in the day

i simply must say

hard work had a way

of  keeping at bay

those inches that stay

in places that…hey!

i don’t like today

i’m feeling betrayed

hence this, my tirade

i cannot evade

old age, i’m afraid

this is my refrain

you’re young…i’ll explain

the fact does remain

it’s HARD to maintain…

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Merry Christmas Banners Watercolors by Bertie Brown

 Merry Christmas Banners

w/Bertie Brown Paintings

 May your Christmas Bells

be shiny and bright

with melodies light

and harmonies tight

May each Christmas gift

remind you of this

The Babe in the stall

Is The Lord of us all...

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BBsBanner Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Horn Merry Christmas Banner

 Practice makes better

But perfect?

Not ever...

Especially if horn playing

Is what you can do

You’ll prob’ly improve

But that’s questionable, too

My advice to you

Buy a French Horn Kazoo!

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