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Methods and Madness

Sometimes I paint fast and loose

Other times quite controlled

The subject decides the method

But each work has the same goal:

A painting that is successful

And beautiful to behold!

BB


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Saturday, May 29, 2021

Glassified Watercolors by Bertie Brown


Glassified

original watercolor still life: 22" x 20"


it ain’t heavy

it’s my stuff

i insisted

in a huff

yet surely i know

that some things just must

go with the flow 

 no muss and no fuss

tis soon summer's eve

which obviously

will be what will be

good bad or ugly!

BB21


 

Friday, May 28, 2021

Cafe Aulait Watercolors by Bertie Brown

CafeAulait

original watercolor cityscape, Lititz PA: 8" x 10"

Spring Fling

My windows are open

Cool breezes are flowin’

My curtains are flirtin'

With the sash and the sill 

This is the way

A late spring day

Ought always to be 

For two months or three

Sounds perfect to me...

Wouldn’t you agree?

BB'21


 

The Beez Brothers Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Beez Brothers

original watercolor poppies'n beezers: 10" x 10"

there’s more to see

from Studio B

‘cause there’s never enuff

paintings of stuff

specific-ally

2 buzzing beezies

and perky poppies

I hope they’re in vogue

for upscale art shows!

BB'21


 

Sunday, May 16, 2021

Hawkish Watercolors by Bertie Brown


Hawkish

original watercolor hawks at play


Tuff Stuff

There once was a spring breeze named Sough

Not harsh nor decidedly tough

He nudged winter’s huff

Said “pick up your stuff”

And blew it away with a puff

BB'21


 

Friday, May 14, 2021

Poppy Pageant Watercolors by Bertie Brown


Poppy Pageant

original watercolor poppies: 8" x 10"

Poppy Pageant

more red-haired girls

than we’d hoped for or imagined

it looks just like

a beauty pageant!

Sophie and I, artistic hosses

are painting their portraits

till our poppy bosses

are simply long stems

with great petal losses!

we’ve less than a week

to get the job done 

we’re hoping for good weather

with plenty of sun!

BB'21


 

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Beezer Pleaserz Poppy Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Beezer Pleaserz

original watercolor poppies: 9" x 12"

Cavalier about Cheer

my pop-ular girls 

have got to admit

they long for a world

where they could just sit

they’ve got but one shoe

though it’s a great fit

a minute without it

would help quite a bit

their long leggy-ness

can cause some back strain

a slight dizzy-ness

and dull aching pain

but stand there they do

displaying such cheer

for one week or two

this time of the year

it’s quite cavalier

and exhausting, I fear

but poppies don't care

'cause they like to share!

BB'21

 

Saturday, May 8, 2021

Pop*ular Girlz Poppy Watercolors by Bertie Borwn

Pop*ular Girlz

original watercolor poppies: 10" x 15"

Sophie and I 

in spring season mode

are sitting beside

our poppy abode

a garden, of course

where we plan to stay

with no great remorse

for past cooler days

‘cause we’ve got our paints

our brushes and such

our sun hats in place

and poppies a bunch!

so here’s where we’ll be

come sun or a storm

we’ll work happily

thru this sunny morn

BB'21


 

Friday, May 7, 2021

PoppyCrop Watercolors by bertie Brown

PoppyCrop
original watercolor poppies: 15" x 17"

Poppy Crop

Remember in school

we learned the rule

that there were cliques

a specialty list

of kids way cool

though we were no fools

our own gene pools

just did not rule

we weren’t as blessed

our confidence less

we weren’t sure why 

and could not guess

and now my girls 

with orange curls

just know they’d be

the pop-ular kids, indeed!

BB'21

 

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

PoppyCrop Watercolors by Bertie Brown

PoppyCrop

original watercolor poppies: 10" x 10"

my poppy crop

is decidedly not

happy ‘bout all

this rain 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 spring days

so let’s have detent

for my perky lot

rain, simply decease

desist and please STOP!

BB'21


 

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

PoppyCrop Watercolors by Bertie Brown

PoppyCrop
original watercolor poppies: 11" x 15"

And the poppy said

to her buddies in the bed

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 us all, you see

BB'21


 

Sunday, May 2, 2021

Petunia Portrait Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Petunia

original watercolor portrati:8" x 10"

the grandies and I

are questioning this

could May ever be

more perfect.... what bliss!

with cool linen days

sun dried, whitened bright 

and navy blue nights

glitter sprinkled, twinkling lights

‘though we do love summer’s song

when those H’s* come on strong

we can find fault in this

‘though we’d never throw a fit...

BB

*Hazy/Hot/Humid*


 

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Quints'Jam Watercolors by Bertie Brown


Quints' Jam

original watercolor woodwind quintet: 10" x 15"


the woodwind quintet

is surprised and upset

that a brass french horn-et

is allowed on their set

while the woodwinds complained

the french horn explained 

that his rich rounded sound

kept the woodwinds anchored down

so they threw up their hands

made a quick change of plans

and that’s how it began

for the woodwind “Quints Jam”!

BB'21


 

The WindyCity Watercolors by bertie Brown

The WindyCity

original watercolor instruments: 10" x 15"

we’ve got the blues

that’s certainly true

but we’ve also got

‘magination, a lot!

so natur-ally

these instrument-eese

came out just to pose

and away those blues go!

BB'21