Category Archives: sculpture

Well, here’s an odd photograph…

Posted on March 16, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, preterpluperfect.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well… What’s going on here?It’s an odd one, isn’t it? When I take the slightly longer walk into town, Dulltown centre, I would walk past this… this… well, I don’t know what … Continue reading →

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That’s a very small preparatory drawing, Dave…

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found upright between the floorboards in the bathroom.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wasn’t expecting this preparatory drawing at all. I was expecting another one, for a lino print with a jagged horizon and … Continue reading →

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Dave, those rules, for selling your work…

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found between the fingers of Abraham Lincoln’s giant statue.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Dave…’Eh?…‘I’ve just been reading, a bit of one of your blogs, from a while ago.’Oh?…‘Yes…’Reading one of my blogs, eh?… That’s … Continue reading →

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Hm… A discarded mirror…

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s walrus is the one watching David Attenborough on the TV.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh look, there it is, leaning against a tree. Hm, I see there is at least one piece missing.Perhaps it was broken off in a living … Continue reading →

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I only took the picture for the redness…

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s made up word is Fleshdoon.It sounds to me like it might be a Scottish village.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it was the redness.This photo is from October, just when the redness is at its fullness.After that, the leaves start … Continue reading →

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So, is that an idea for another lino print?…

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found in a pile of grass mowings.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Grass mowings. Dave?Yes.Did you think of this lino idea, when you were…Yes, I thought of it, as I was mowing.So, is that why…? … Continue reading →

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Signing one’s work…

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s letter of the alphabet is the J. Always an awkward letter, it looks a bit unsteady on its feet, in fact it doesn’t seem to have any feet – as if it is about to … Continue reading →

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Now, look, here’s a strange picture…

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: fusty, caliginous, plushy, tectibranchlate, maffled, equipollent, contraplex, and shifty. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, it is one of those, sitting in the café, under the influence of green tea, and chocolate brownie, photographs.You know, … Continue reading →

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Yes, but, what’s going on, in that lino print?…

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to – slit the outer packaging with a sharp knife, peel back the protecting rubber membranes, back as far as they will go, turn on the knobs marked from one to six, but exclude … Continue reading →

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The Dome and Queen Vicky…

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully chosen colours are: toffee turquoise, peppermint pink, milky maroon, yam yellow, grape grey, veal violet, bacon brown, fruity fawn, and greens green.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a nice day, back in March. I was walking across the … Continue reading →

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Look! It’s a fire-horse!…

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found in a gap between the floorboards of Magic Sam’s garden shed. (Actually, I don’t think he used a plectrum anyway, he played with his fingers, and he probably didn’t … Continue reading →

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But, what are all those birds doing there?…

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to: peel back the green circular plastic protective layer, rub warm brown grease into the slots marked ‘A’ ‘B’ ‘C’ and ‘E’, open the square hinged metal lid in the top and stir the … Continue reading →

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Tinkering about in the workshop…

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: drevill, manteel, semuncia, enjambement, synaeresis, and wow-wow. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Extra marks will be … Continue reading →

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A lino print, with hoops?…

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found under the mat on Mother Kelly’s doorstep. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, as I said in my earlier post, which talked about and showed the rough design sketch for today’s lino cut, … Continue reading →

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What about a good book, and a lino print design?…

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s expletive, and one which I, being English, use a lot, is not a swear word at all – the word ‘bloody’. ‘This adjective, with no previous obscene or blasphemous associations, became in 19th century England … Continue reading →

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How about some old decalcomania?…

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s adjectives are: floppy, retiform, umbrageous, edaphic, myrmecold, telpher, and wriggly. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alright, here is one from twelve years ago, bloody ‘ell, doesn’t time fly? Tempus is fugiting like mad! Decalcomania monoprint. 2010. Black acrylic paint, … Continue reading →

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Maybe it’s just an apparition?…

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s popular feelings in Britain are, unfortunately, heavy with dead queen, new king, patriotism.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You see, I was walking back from the cup-of-nice-green-tea and gluten-free-brownie café, with a friend of mine, when we spotted this ghostly figure … Continue reading →

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Opening lines for stories never to be written…

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s single dictionary word is, pholidosis. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The railway carriage was almost empty. Esmeralda dropped her bag on a table and sat down on one of the seats. As she glanced down, she saw, sticking out … Continue reading →

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So, Dave, what did you end up calling it?…

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like a very woolly sheep.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, I suppose it is, abstract.Wasn’t it a great moment when artists suddenly decided that you could draw, paint, or make something, that wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Well? What is it, then?…

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: oak orange, pine pink, ash azure, elder emerald, hawthorn heliotrope, poplar purple, birch blue, and lime lime.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Strolling down the winding and narrow ancient road that parallels the muddy river, which vertically … Continue reading →

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