SolerSystem
original watercolor still life w/sunflowers, shoes: 10" x 14"
Winter Blues
oh, how I long for June or July
with summer sunshine
and butterflies passing by
this season of cold
has taken it’s hold
with harsh winds now wailin’
seems the sun has gone sailin’
so I’m getting all set,
though it’s hard not to fret,
as blankets cover my lap
and I settle in
for a long mid-winter’s nap......
BB'22
.jpg)
.jpg)
Merry Christmas from DonkeyOatie/DiCaprio 'n Calferine Hepburn
Sophie Says
what ho
I really want to know
who’s lying in that manger bed
with a stable roof o’er His head
and why are there reindeer
flying in the night sky
with a guy in a sleigh
following close behind
And
there’s a tree in our house
with packages strewn about
that I’m not s’posed to touch
and there seems to be such
a decorating fuss
it’s confusing, you know
for a two year old, so
I’ll just ask BB
I’m hoping that she
can explain it to me!
BB
.jpg)
.jpg)
Thanks be to God
For the Blessed Lord Jesus,
God’s Gift, The Son,
Our reason to say Merry Christmas
To each and every one.
BB'22
SoleSistas
original watercolor still life w/boots: 9" x 12"
Thanks be to God
For the Blessed Lord Jesus,
God’s Gift, The Son,
Our reason to say Merry Christmas
To each and every one..
BB'22
SoleMates
original watercolor still life w/boots: 10" x 14"
Winter Blues
oh, how I long for June or July
with summer sunshine
and butterflies passing by
this season of cold
has taken it’s hold
with harsh winds now wailin’
seems the sun has gone sailin’
so I’m getting all set,
though it’s hard not to fret,
as blankets cover my lap
and I settle in
for a long mid-winter’s nap......
BB'22
ReCow*citrant
original watercolor cows: 9" x 12"
this world’s a porcupine
all sharp quills, sticking out
prickly, defensive
voices raised in deafening shouts
no generosity
nor compromise
just hyper right-eousity
we're crumbling from the inside -
gotta keep democra-city
BB'22
Uptown Girl
original watercolor NY cityscape: 12" x 16"
Practice makes better
But perfect?
Not ever...
Especially if painting
Is what you can do
You’ll prob’ly improve
But that’s questionable, too
My advice to you
Buy a BertieBrown or 2
BB'22
.jpg)
Annisquam Light
original watercolor light on Cape Ann: 9" x 12"
Symphony in Sea Major
Lobster buoys afloat
Lighthouses as beacons
Decorating the coast
Sublime northern light
Enveloping the sights
While dancing on tides
Tossing boats and floats
From side to side
Cormorants and gulls
Line up on the rocks
By the boats, or the docks
As they noisily wait
For some leftover bait
Granite boulders endure
Protecting the shore
Applauding the sea
BRAVO!
What a glorious symphony! BB'22
.jpg)
PheasantPhight
original watercolor pheasants: 8" x 10"
It ain’t heavy
it’s my stuff
said the pheasant
in a huff!
but I think I know
that some things I must
get rid of without
too much of a fuss
tis 2022
which will totally be
what I make it, you see
good bad or ugly!
BB'22
Vintage
original watercolor still life : 11" x 15"
an item of hers
a few of my own
some are just borrowed
I’ve got them on loan
those years, 92!
amazingly quick
filled every last nook
and cranny I think
and now as I sort
through the stuff she held dear
will I at long last
go joyfully, not fear?
it’s one out of one
that’s how it’s been done
since time has begun
it can’t be outrun
BB
.jpg)
WildBlue Yonder
original watercolor bluebirds: 8" x 10"
and so this concludes
my year in review
of BertieBrown's paintings
you need some, don't you
BB'22
Into The Winds
original watercolor woodwind NY cityscape: 10" x 14"
so onward we go
thru the pix fit to show
of this year's BertieBrowns
you’ll enjoy them I know
BB'22
.jpg)
BlueDudes
original watercolor bluebirds: 8" x 10"
What Ho!
2000 twenty two
is in the rear view
and BB's paintings
have stacked up it seems
no ifs ands or buts
they’ve still got the stuff
to keep them on top
of the pile, tho' it’s not
scientific i've got
a hunch they'll be hot
at next summer's show stops
'cause with subjects like these
they'll sell out quick-lee!
BB'22
.jpg)
Falling Water
original watercolor landscape: 8" x 10"
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!
BB'22
%20copy.jpg)
GoalieGirl
original watercolor: 8" x 10"
now the goalie said
to the players up ahead
why can’t we simply try
to stop the play off sides
let’s make some goals today
and win this game the way
it's going I might leave
and you'll regret it, see
BB'22
.jpg)
Cirque d'Sunnies
original watercolor sunnflowers: 10" x 14"
Sunny Delites
dark freckled faces
sporting golden sun bonnets
reading Emily’s quirky verses
and Edna’s soaring sonnets
their leaves a canopy
of swirling skirts it seems to me
standing tall on high heeled shoe
designed by Jimmy Choo
bidding birdies of the air
and the beezers buzzing there
to come enjoy brunch
or a sunnyD lunch
BB'22
Autumness
original watercolor fall landscape: 9" x 12"
it’s relative-ly
a new work, you see
with something that’s old
a shape big and bold
and some that are new
with int’resting hues
borrowed from yet
a past series set
hmmm...
it’s deja vu
for those orange and blues!
BB'22
.jpg)
VanGogh-ish/VanCleve-ish
original watercolor sunflowers/work shoes: 10" x 14"
press on, you say
so that’s what I do
not cease and desist
that’s never okay…
to break through the fray
you gotta hang tough
and paint every day
talent’s just not enough
BB'22
.jpg)
Sunnies'nShoe
original watercolor sunflower 'n sworl shoe: 10" 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
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 this fall day..
BB'22
.jpg)
Flower Child
origial watercolor Amish boy: 9" x 12"
There once was a fall breeze named Sough
Not harsh nor decidedly tough
He called summer's bluff
Said “pick up your stuff”
And blew it away with a puff!
BB'22
.jpg)
The Young*en
original watercolor amish boy: 9" x 12"
and the amish said
to the english by his shed
why don’t you simply try
to lay your views aside
just get along today
‘cause that’s the kinder way
to live in peace ’n harmony
will benefit us all you see
BB'22
