The Bertie Bunch Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Bertie Bunch

original watercolor flowers: 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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Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflowers: 9" x 12"

Wild and Crazy Girls

My wild and crazy girls

Their golden manes unfurled

Are doin’ the Lindy Hop

A dance they like a lot

Over/under,  push and pull

Oh they are such dancin’ fools

The waltz is good for other girls

Who want to keep their perfect curls

But my girls do not really care

About the state of their fair hair

Nor do they ever fret

If they break out in sweat 

‘Cause my girls in the sun

Just wanna have fun!

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Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflowers: 8" x 11"

summer is waning

i do hate to say

it wasn’t the best-est

in many a way

oh, some days were great

clear skies to the moon

the sun dripping rays

sunflowers in bloom

but some days were WET

with water drenched air

rain forest-y, yes

oppressive, you bet

still…summer’s the time

when memories shine

and life seems a bit 

more civilized, kind

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Com-Posers in the Clouds Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers in the Clouds

original watercolor sunflowers: 8" x 11"

Plein Air Posers

Sophie and I 

Are painting plein air 

Under bright sunny skies

On a day so fair

Our sunflowers primp and preen

While we apply the sunscreen

Then get right to work

As we quench our paper’s thirst

With lots of water, that’s our technic

‘Cause happy accidents are what we seek!

Bleeding colors, water marks

Lights contrasting with darkest darks...

Working quickly, we’re in a hurry

(We try not to worry

Will this be a keeper

Or one we will bury?)

Well, Sophie girl

What do you think

She nodded and smiled

And gave me a wink!  

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The Headlands in August Seascape Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Headlands in August

original watercolor seascape Rockport, MA: 8" x 11"

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!

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Itty Bitty Ditties Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Itty Bitty Ditties

original watermedia sunflowers: 4 1/2" x  7 1/2"

Adagio Dance...

It’s a scorcher today

With intensive sun rays

 My sunflowers have stopped 

Their jitterbug hop

Choosing caution instead

With a rest in their bed

But before they retire

They’re feeling inspired

By their many dine-ees

To try if by chance

The Adagio Dance

They sway with the breeze

Take two steps, then three

Twirl and lift up their leaves

Bid the finches and bees

Come feast on our seeds

Sip nectar if they please

It’s a slow dance, you see

For the birdies and bees 

Those flighty dine-ees

And admiring garden-ees

Sophie and me!

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Comrad Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Berie Brown

Comrad Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflowers: 11" x 14"

Cold Front

the windows I’m closin’

my sunflowers need  hosin’

it’s blisterin hot

not one cold spot

‘cept here by the door

of the freezer in the store

where i pretend to stock up

on creamsicle pops

but truth to be told

it’s just good to feel cold!

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