Tideline Treasures
original watercolor seascape/shells: 7" x 8"
Sophie and Me
more treasures indeed
for Sophie and me
so we don’t forget
the time that we spent
beachside and yet
we know we will find
the autumn sublime
as cool temps define
this back to school time
and play fills our days
in Lancaster, PA!
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Tideline Treasures
original watercolor seascape/shells: 71/2 " x 8"
My Sophie and I
love the treasures we find
near the ocean’s tideline
in the good ol’ summertime!
‘cause there’s nothing more sublime
and nothing quite so fine
as the sun, sand, and sea
for my Sophie girl and me!
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Pepper-azzi
original watercolor still life/peppers: 14" x 11
and this is the question
can I toss intention
and renounce all strife
at this stage of life?
could I, if you please
watch daytime TV
munch croissants with cheese
sip Long Isle Iced Teas
would I, do you see
be happy with ease??
seems I have this need
to paint what I see
the pepper-azzi, it seems
have indeed surrounded me!
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Com-posers
original watercolor floral/sunflowers: 17" x 15"
Sunflower Girl Friends
I’m glad for late bloomers
as this season ends
each year it comes sooner
with the message it sends
to all of my battered
sunflower girl friends...
the dry trembling leaves
are scattered around
as sunflower sheaves
so brittle and brown
soon to be dust
covering the ground...
cool winds are approaching
pushing summer aside
with autumn encroaching
I nod and I sigh
there’s no time to fuss
it’s just nature’s way
a fact that I must
embrace every day...
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Sunflower Alley
original watercolor landscape/sunflower field: 14" x 12"
Good Vibrations
I love the way
on a late August day
the sun reaches down
to gather around
my sunflower girls
with their golden yellow curls
and their skirts made of leaves
swaying in the breeze...
The birds of the air
and the insects working there
create a vibration
a vibrato celebration
as they all harmonize
their praise to the skies...
I’m thankful just to be
by this shimmering sea
and grateful to hear
this music of the spheres
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Pepperazzi
original watercolor still life w/peppers, Eggplants: 11" x 14"
the pepper-azzi have got
the whole bloomin’ lot
surrounded, bound and gagged
Eggplant Kid’s gonna hang
with Veg Cassidy and his gang
well I’ve just gotta say
crime never ever does pay
those eggplants will be booked
by a well known famous cook
who will know just what to make
with some peppers, they’ll taste great!
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Watercolors by Bertie Brown - Art is Instrumental
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Veggie Tails
original watercolor still life/vegetables: 14" x 11"
Sophie said, “Let’s do a painting today."
We’ll use some veggies
With plenty to say
There at the groc’ry store
Dark and demure
Eggplants so purple
Their beauty secure
Then there were peppers
No they were not schleppers
Showing their colors
Like proud Irish mothers
Yellow and orange
Are some that we chose
Also some red hots
And greens that were not
Yes, let’s buy them
Not to fry them
But to show the world
Their outspoken beauty
It’s really our duty
To capture their clean
Bright sheen!
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The Buoys of Bearskin Neck
original watercolor maritime landscape/Rockport: 14" x 11"
Floats, traps
Lobsterman shacks
Ropes, tacks
Fishing knick-knacks
Boots, slickers
Lobsterman knickers
There’s even a place
For trusty duct tape
And WD 40
They’ve got it, surely
All this and more
Behind windows and doors
Filling crannies and nooks
There’s prob’ly some books
Of maritime knots
In case they forgot
The instructions they got
From Pop and Grandpop
So remember this stuff
When you’re all in a huff
As you pay lots of bucks
For that Lobster you bought
At the boat dock co-op!
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Musically Inclined/Brass Trio
original watercolor musical motif/brass: 15" x 17"
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
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Com-posers
original watercolor floral/sunflowers: 21"w x 22"h
Florida's fine
for beaches and tides
soaked in brilliant sunshine
but Sunflower Alley
has it's own unique kind
of charm that I find
exceptional, why?
because it's all mine!
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Com-posers
original watercolor floral/sunflowers: 13" x 11"
and this is the question
can I toss intention
and renounce all strife
at this stage of life?
could I, if you please,
watch daytime TV
munch croissants with cheese
sip Long Isle Iced Teas
would I, do you see,
be happy with ease??
seems I have this need
to paint constantly
my posers, indeed,
till they cease to be
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