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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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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

SolerSystem Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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


 

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Merry Christmas Watercolors by Bertie Brown



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

 

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Merry Christmas Watercolors by Bertie Brown


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

 

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Soul Sistas Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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


 

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

SoleMates Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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


 

Sunday, December 11, 2022

ReCow*citrant Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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 Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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


 

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Annisquam Light Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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

 

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

PheasantPhight Watercolors by Bertie Brown

 

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


Saturday, December 3, 2022

Vintage Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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


 

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

WildBlue Yonder Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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 WindsWatercolors by Bertie Brown

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


 

Thursday, November 24, 2022

BlueDudes Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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



 

Friday, November 18, 2022

Falling Water Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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


 

Saturday, November 12, 2022

GoalieGirl Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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



 

Friday, November 11, 2022

Clique d'Sunnies Watertcolors by Bertie Brown

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

 

Sunday, November 6, 2022

Autumness Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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


 

Thursday, November 3, 2022

VanGogh-ish/VanCleve-ish Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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


 

Monday, October 31, 2022

Sunnies'nShoe Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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

 

Friday, October 28, 2022

Flower Child Amish Boy Watercolor by Bertie Brown

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


 

Sunday, October 23, 2022

The Young*en Watercolors by Bertie Brown

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