Lititz Art Show Booth A 16 Watercolors by Bertie Brown

July 31  9-5  Rain or Shine

Booth A 16 - Under the Old Oak Tree is Where I'll Be!

 

Solo Com-Poser Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Solo Com-Poser

original watercolor sunflower: 8" x 10"

Eminent Domain

is eminent domain

something finches disdain

as they each stake their claim

to my sunflowers’ fame

don’t they have a clue

I have etiquette rules

they routinely eschew

behaving so RUDE

I’d tell them to flee

‘cause they’re making a scene

and a mess at my feet

spitting shells from their beaks

but they are rather cute

in their black and gold suits

and their hollers and hoots

sound like piccolo flutes! 

BB'21

 

Contained Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Contained Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"

a bevy of bees

sip nectar, sneak about

balletic butterflies

nibble coyly, wings spread out

we’re down in the ‘hood’
the ambience, good
we all share this space
extolling its grace
but finches, those grinches
just don’t play the game
they swoop in a fury
causing many to scurry
the petals they strip
snip nip and rip
the shells from the seeds
they spit at my feet
finally they flee
those snippy birdies
and all of us "B"s
are grateful returnees
it all happens here
this summer fiesta
at BB’s Belly deli
my haven of resta! 

BB'21

 

Mike'nTed's Excellent Adventure Portrait Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Mike'nTed's Excellent Adventure

original watercolor: 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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Solo Com-Poser Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Solo Com-Poser

original watercolor sunflower: 13" x 20"

Posers in the Park

Here we come

Chargin’ to the park

We’re gonna get there real early

While it’s still pretty dark

Hey, hey we’re the Posers

We’ve got a lot of work yet to do

We have to sell ourselves all to you

So we better get hangin’

Ourselves in the Bertie Brown Booth

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Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflowers: 9" x 12"

What HO!

Say it’s not so

that sound that i hear

humming tunes that i fear

and what’s that i see

in the scene before me

a dry sculpted shell

of a locust…what the ‘L?

it’s just but July

my mind fairly cries

i need lots more time

and summer sunshine

what solace i find

in sunflowers is mine

so locusts, you stop

your late summer talk

my backyard’s all dressed

and dandied it’s best

so let me enjoy

my well deserved rest 

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Conspiring Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Conspiring Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflowers: 12" x 12"

those Gossipin’ Girls

want y’all to know

they’re still hangin’ round

the ‘old folks’ hometown

seems they’re gettin’ set

to host an event

it’s 50 some years

since they left the nest

the menu’s the same

though some might complain

‘cause aging has changed

their innards these days

oh,  Bumblebee Burgers and Golden Finch Fries

will still hit the spot

but Butterfly Splits and Dragonfly Pies

are really a bit over the top

but please do not worry

 it won’t be that late 

this midnight soirée 

will close down by 8 

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Sunflower Charade Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Sunflower Charade

original watercolor sunflowers: 9" x 12"

Eminent Domain

is eminent domain

something finches disdain

as they each stake their claim

to my sunflowers’ fame

don’t they have a clue

i have etiquette rules

they routinely eschew

behaving so RUDE

i’d tell them to flee

‘cause they’re making a scene

and a mess at my feet

spitting shells from their beaks

but they are rather cute

in their black and gold suits

and their hollers and hoots

sound like piccolo flutes!

BB

 

Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers 

original watercolor sunflowers: 17" x 21"

summer solstice

‘tis mid-summer to soon

what happened to June?

and July’s on the run

yet it’s hardly begun!

i don’t know about you

but I’m gonna assume

you’re distraught just like me

‘cause we love summer’s ease

i’m thinking we might

have to put up a fight

so when summertime ends

let’s begin it again 

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Endless Summer Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Endless Summer

original watercolor still life w/hydrangeas: 51" x 15"

Sophie and I 

Were shopping for clues

What could we possibly 

Paint that is new

We passed by the eggplants 

With nary a glance

We’ve done them before

Those red beets next door

Were also a boor

But then Sophie spied

From the corner of her eye

Hydrangeas,  a bunch

And she had a hunch

Their petals were so busy

Dancing this way and that

She said we should paint them

And work really fast!

We finished the painting

Our energy waning

We needed our nap

And knew it was time

To end this short rhyme!

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SunnyD Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

SunnyD

original watercolor sunflowers: 13" x 131"

The Alley Rally

It’s a goldengirl rally

Around my backyard 

The Sunflower Alley

Bending down to admire

All the portraits they inspired

“Ooh yes, I see

That one looks like me!”

They all nod to agree

And reminisce nostalgically

Remember back in the day

We had our young

And frivolous ways

We listened to hip-bop

While catching sun-drops

 “Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end”..

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Un*yuns Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Un*yuns

original watercolor onions: 9" x 12"

Sophie said,

Let’s use our new paints today

Carmine and Windsor blue

Areolin too

What could we paint 

With our trio so quaint

Onions, I think, would work out just great

Wet applications

Give us saturations

Int’resting patterns

With water and spatters

Red, blue and yellow

Make fine pallet-fellows

Onions blush

 Their cheeks red and lush

And shades of their foliage 

Dark green and gold-ish

Finish off the work

An onion recital

Is now on display

Today!

BB

 

Connish Horn Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Connish Horn

original watercolor horn: 9" x 12'

Going Solo

The horn stands alone

Not lost or forlorn

Just a confident fellow

Shiny outside

Inside, mellow.

Its song, so melodious

With notes that do soar

But can be quite odious

When notes don’t sound sure

One thing is certain

With a rising stage curtain

The horn likes to play

In a most excellent way! 

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Sunflower Alley Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Sunflower Alley

original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 15"

It’s Me That You See

Sophie was curious

And, oh so serious

BB, she inquired

When you are inspired

How long does it take

You to draw and to paint

Well Sophie, my muse

You’re here with me, too

So you do have some clues

Regarding all that I do

But I’ll answer quite simply:

A painting takes strictly

As long as it seems

That I have been me

And it’s me in those paintings,

If you look closely, you’ll see.

I say that emphatically

And slightly dramatically! 

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SunnyD Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

SunnyD

original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"

Finch Flies

oh, the finches frenzied flight

simply a stunning yet silly sight

their path a series of dips and scoops

lofty lifts and lyrical loops

all the while holdin’

their scrumptious find

the seeds that they’ve stolen

from your sunflowers and mine...

BB

 

PepperAzzi Watercolors by Bertie Brown

 PepperAzzi

original watercolor still life w/peppers: 11" x 15"

Pepper Patter

Peppers here, peppers there

Peppers poppin’ everywhere

One is yellow

More are green

Most are mellow

Laid back fellows

But let’s not stop

With that mild lot

Let’s go for HOT

And that means RED

The big red bell?

Well I think not

But you can tell

Those small hot shots

Are packin’ heat

That’s tough to beat! 

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Anita's palette Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Anita's Palette

original watercolor still life with paints/brushes: 12" x 16"

so the artist said

to his artsyfartsy friends

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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Glassified Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Glassified

original watercolor still life : 22" x 22"

Reveille Reverie

Morning runs unfold

The music in my soul

With meandering meadow melodies

And streams humming harmonies

My footsteps add rhythm

While my soul sings along with’em

BB