Autumn Blaze Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Autumn Blaze

original watercolor sunflowers in vase: 9" x 12"

Sunflowers

sienna brown faces

sporting golden sun bonnets

reading Emily's quirky poems

and Edna's soaring sonnets

their leaves a canopy

of swirling skirts, it seems to me 

with no better place to be

than in a vase here next to me!

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The Merry Meadow Waltz Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Cow Abunga!

original: 10" x 14"

The Merry Meadow Waltz

original plein air watercolor w/meadow. cows: 7" x 12"

just keep tryin’, you say

so that’s what I do

not cease and desist

that’s never the way...

to break through the fray

you gotta hang tough

and paint every day

talent’s just not enough

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The Blues Burro Watercolors by bertie Brown

The Blues Burro

original watercolor burro: 5" x 9"

there’s more to see

from Studio B

‘cause there’s never enuff

paintings of stuff

specific-ally

a bluesy burro

i hope he's in vogue

for upscale art shows!

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Burro in Blue Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Burro in Blue 

original watercolor with burro: 9" x 12"

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 just insist

we're tops on their list!

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Fall Folly Plein Air Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Fall Folly

original plein air landscape: 9" x 12"

yes, things are askew

but that’s acceptable, too

‘cause when it’s called art

reality departs

and my point of view

might convince even you

that some things can be

true for both you and me

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Big Red Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Big Red

original watercolor with rooster: 9" x 12"

I think that it’s done

and I had some fun

‘though there a few 

solutions that skewed

my original view

and managed to be

surprising, you see

so now I don’t know

if it’s fit to show

if not,

 you’ve just got

to tell me to Stop!

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A Fifth of Beethoven Watercolors by Bertie Brown

A Fifth of Beethoven

original watercolor musical motif w/horn, Beethoven: 17" x 23"

Molly’s Folly

Molly works out

it’s plain to see

just look at that sleek

leg and furry knee

she stays in top shape

‘cause she knows it makes

her creative self soar

doing work she adores

obvioulsy

we like making art

so we're gonna start

our own gallery

we’ll feature just us

that’s how it must be

‘cause artistic’ly 

two’s company

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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! 

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Calf-erine Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Calf-erine 

original watercolor w/cow: 8" x 10"

i once had a thought

original and clever...

but that thought i forgot!

gone forever? i hope not..

still, i’m dismayed 

yes fraught and distraught

‘cause it may have been great

that thought i just lost!

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OBX Overture Watercolors by Bertie Brown

OBX Overture

original seascape watercolor - OBX: 9" x 12"

barrier islands

all bluster and bluff,

with tumbling tides

to the shoreline they rush

wrestling waves

always in a huff

surf over the wake

of the splashes they make

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Rhythm 'n Blues Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Rhythm 'n Blues

original musical motif watercolor w/drumset, guitars: 8" x 10"

there’s rhythm in blues

guitars and drums, too

and their hope is that

there’s payment in cash

they pass around notes

like we did in school

but these notes, they sing

'tis a harmonious thing!

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Music'ly Fine Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Music'ly Fine

original watercolor w/instruments: 9" x 12"

Now classical pop

is def’nitely not

Beethoven or Bach

but it does have a lot

of int’resting views

on musical tunes

and instruments used.....

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Right to the Source Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Right to the Source

original watercolor w/horse: 9" x 12"

me thinks it is done

and i had some fun

‘though there a few 

solutions that skewed

my original view

and managed to be

surprising, you see

so now i don’t know

if it’s fit to show

if not,  you’ve just got

to tell me Please Stop!

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When Harry Met... Watercolors by Bertie Brown

When Harry Met...

original watercolor w/horse: 6" x 11"

I forget

do gnus

rhyme with canoes

or mile high heeled shoes

and what is the need

if you could, tell me please

of the extra L'd Llama

for it’s silent, do you see

is it oh so much better

to own one more letter

than the Lama, actual-ly

or the Nu with no G

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Into the Woods Plein Air Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Into the Woods

original plein air landscape/Lime Valley: 12" x  15"

Reveille Reverie

morning runs unfold

the music in my soul

with meandering meadow melodies

and streams humming harmonies

my footsteps add rhythm

while my heart sings along with’em

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Bouquet Daze Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Bouquet Daze

original watercolor bouquet: 9" x 12"

as summer reclines

in translucent honey haze

autumn comes alive

with transparent amber days

inky blue nights

fill infinite skies

cool winds collide

pushing summer aside

from translucent to transparent

these transitions are inherent 

seasons come and they go

with their foibles quite apparent

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Music'l Mash Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Music'l Mash

original watercolor with trumpet, cone, flugelhorn: 11" x 12 1/2"

brass blast

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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Middlecreek Music Plein Air Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Middlecreek  Music

original plein air watercolor: Middlecreek Wildlife Preserve: 8" x 10"

the birdie bird clash

at the Middlecreek bash

is a frantic 

yet rhythmic 

fifty yard dash

With splashing everywhere

it's quite a loud affair

and really a cacophony

a raucaus natur'l symphony

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Lime Valley Vista Plein Air Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Lime Valley Vista

original plein air watercolor: 15" x 13"

Summer meadows

smocked, calico dresses

in pinks, blues, and reds

pastures of ruffled petticoats

stitched delicately with yellow-green threads

enveloped in bustling bee harmonies

enhanced by birdsong melodies 

inspired by streams talking rhythmic’ly....

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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 

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Wet 'n Wetlands Plein Air Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Wet 'n Wetlands

original plain air watercolor: 8" x 10"

evening oblations

gives solace to me

with new revelations

waiting to be

so lest I forget

the beauty I see

I’ll daily inspect

this view by the creek

and paint thankfully

His grand poetry 

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The Neighbor Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Neighbor

original plein air watercolor: 10" x 14"

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 crackers and brie

sip Long Isle Iced Teas

would I, do you see,

be happy with ease??

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