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It’s that print idea that had spanners with it…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s optimism rests on the idea that climate change isn’t really going to happen.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, the finished lino print does look at lot like the first rough drawing, doesn’t it, dear reader? Lino print, 2021. Oil-based ink … Continue reading
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Tagged AP, art, artist's proof, arts, balls, climate change, composition, conversation, cubes, gladioli, global warming, light, lino cut printing, lino print, lino print design, lit cubes, madness, mountains, observations, optimism, perspective, reflections, serendipity, sky, style, surrealism, what's it called?, words
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Dave… How about another session of ripping up?…
But first… Dulltown, UK. Today’s barracuda is the one now working behind the counter in the town centre branch of the bank. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, damn, I think it’s another of these sneaking winter bugs! It was yesterday afternoon, after I … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 second prints, art, arts, black and white, conversation, decisions, deecisions, discovery, green tea, Japanese, Japanese Kizuki paper, lino cut printing, madness, observations, on copy paper, on the bench, rip them up!, serendipity, stomach?, style, surrealism, tea guzzling, winter bugs, words
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That’s a rather, negative looking, lino print…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found inside a large Chinese balloon.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it’s that lino print that I mentioned a few days ago, the initial drawing of which was sitting by a pile of old … Continue reading
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Tagged 'L'shapes, artist's proof, arts, balloon, bandy around, black and white, conversation, conversations, dear reader, drawing, Japanese paper, lino cut printing, lino print, lost plectrums, madness, observations, serendipity, stencils, style, surrealism, willy-nilly, words, words on prints
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The one connected with that wire box?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the boring one who has just discovered the host’s vinyl records. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘A wire box’? Yes, everyone should seek to have a box of wires… ‘Oh, don’t start going on … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, abstract art, an owl?, art, arts, black and white, boring elephant, conversation, conversation piece, criss-cross, elephant in the room, eyes, God, Japanese paper, lino cut printing, madness, observations, oil-based inks, overlapping, owls, serendipity, Space God, style, surrealism, the host, vinyl records, words
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Your new lino print looks like a…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is, Distyle in Antis. In classical architecture, a portico with two columns between pilasters or antae.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A few days ago, dear reader, I showed you a rough design for a lino print. I recall, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950-style?, amusing, antae?, architectural term, art, arts, bird head, black and white, Brasso, columns, conversation, Distyle in Antis, French curves, Japanese Kizuki paper, light, lino cut printing, lino print, madness, oil-based inks, pilasters, radiating lines, relecctions, serendipity, shiny, style, surrealism, words
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That lino print with the curves…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: asper, knag, praxinoscope, glyph, cogue, and siamang. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences, ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Should the professor turn up … Continue reading
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Tagged about A4 in size, art, artist's proof, arts, asper, black and white, cogue, dictionary words, discovery, dog, glyph, Japanese paper, knag, lino cut printing, lino print, madness, observations, oil-based inks, people, praxinoscope, Professor Mouldie, religion, serendipity, siamang, silliness, strangeness, style, surrealism, The Pope, veiwing, words, world leaders
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Another lino print design, then, Dave?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s marsupial is the one sitting at a café table, reading the Financial Times, sipping at a large espresso.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, look, here it is! ‘Dave…’‘Yes’?‘Does it depict, rain, coming down’?‘It might…’‘Now… that spoon, with an attached wooden … Continue reading
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Tagged 8B pencils, a new print?, art, arts, cafe table, cat snacks, conversation, dave?, dessert spoon, Elmore, epoxy resin glue, espesso, green tea, inked blocks, lino cut printing, lino tools, marsupials, observations, printing tools, puddles, rain coming down, reflective, serendipity, small sheets, style, surrealism, tea caddy, teaspoon, the Financial Times, unlikeable cat, wooden handle, words
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But Dave, that’s probably cheating!…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s British Prime Minister is… er…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is a very rambling post today:So, you see, I had the anti-Covid-virus injection – then more recently I had the anti-winter-influenza-virus one – a small burst of mild flu – … Continue reading
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Tagged alterations, art, arts, black ink, burly, bus ride, cheating at art, copy paper, Covid jabs, dreaming, fine brush, green tea, I wonder if..., Influenza jabs, lino cut printing, lino print, madness, observations, Prime Minister, serendipity, south of the river, style, surrealism, The Art Police, wide bus
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It’s just another lino print rough sketch…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s very odd and rather strange word is – Kingdom. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Actually, I’m a bit embarrassed by today’s photograph. No, not because it’s a bad photo, but that it is rather the like the previous ‘lino … Continue reading
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Tagged A4 pad, art, arts, bananas., bench top, drawing, hushed, Kingdom, lino cut printing, lino design, madness, mug of tea, on TV, pencil extenders, plywood blocks, Royal funeral, satsuma segments, semicircles, serendipity, serious, simple?, style, surrealism, surrealists, words, world event
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That must be for a lino print…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s mild Victorian expletive is the word, Packets! An exclamation of surprise or incredulity. In the 18th c. a ‘packet’ was a false report. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, you see, it is good to rip a pile of … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th c., art, arts, blup, conversation, discovery, drawing, licks, lino cut printing, made up words, madness, mug of tea, not good enough, observations, Operator Please, packets!, pencil extenders, preliminary drawing, random tracks, ripping them up, rough sketch, serendipity, silliness, style, surrealism, Victorian times, words
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It’s that lino print, with the eyes…
Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: foggy, podial, ventripotent, diffluent, maniform, sizy, and gullible.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, dear reader, a few days ago, I showed you a photograph of a couple of drawings. Do click here.Well, an edition of prints was … Continue reading
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Tagged about A4 in size, adjectives, art, artist's proof, arts, beasts, Billy Two-Eyes, black and white, composition, diffluent, discovery, eye-domes, eye-worms, eyes, foggy, gullible, Japanese paper, lino cut printing, maniform, oil-based inks, podial, serendipity, silliness, sizy, style, surrealism, thin paper, ventripotent, words
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Oh, those French curve birds!…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s cuttlefish is the one working out its own version of the multidimensional aspects of Quantum theory.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A few days ago, I showed you, dear reader, a rather dull photograph of some stuff, which included some drawing … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, black and white, Cauttlefish, down the hole, flopped down, French Curve birds, go-faster shapes, indigestible, Japanese paper, lino cut print, lino cut printing, madness, munch munch, Myrtle and Larry, oil-based inks, pictorial sign, quantum, quantum tunnelling, serendipity, spit out triangles, style, surrealism, surrealists, thin Japanese paper, triangles, words
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A religious work?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is as follows: Peel back the five yellow and black sticky labels and discard them, smooth out the edges of the surrounding bendy flaps, using a forefinger raise the central hexagonal metal plate and … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 cm z 15 cm, a forefinger, a small painting, art, arts, cup of tea, gas jets, getting the face right, gods, instructions, knobs, lino cut printing, lino print design, lino printing, Lord Shiva, picture postcard, religion, rumbling, serendipity, surrealism, the face, thermometer?, turn the knobs
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Lino printing – not a preliminary sketch, though…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: rugged, nephologic, eruciform, triseme, diaconal, banaustic, and sloppy.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, this is something for yet another lino print. There is no sketch to photograph at this point, but some time ago someone sent … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, banaustic, carefully selected adjectives, cow, deity, diaconal, discovery, eruciform, figures, Indian, lino cut printing, lino print design, Lord Shiva, nephologic, nice image, observations, postcard., rugged, serendipity, silly idea, sloppy, spectacular, style, surrealism, triseme, words
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Twelve seconds worth of easy work…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s letter of the alphabet is the Q.What a very annoying letter it is! It’s cocky roundness, and that silly little tail wagging about – and it seems to be always followed by its really boring friend, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 second art, 2022, about A4 in size, arts, black and white, chance, Decalcomania printing, discovery, food?, Ha!..., Japanese paper, lino cut printing, madness, nature, nature and serendipity, not carefully done, observations, oil-based inks, random, serendipity, style, surprise, surrealism, the letter Q, the letter U
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Dave? What’s that ripping, snipping, sound?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s financial forecast, is for money, to finally kill the world, and all its habitants. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Early yesterday afternoon, I was sitting at my workbench, drinking a mug of tea – wondering what to fill my … Continue reading
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Tagged a good idea!, artist's proof, arts, at the bench, average quality rises, bad prints, chuck 'em away!, financial forecast, Ha!..., Imitation Japanese paper, Japanese paper, juat five prints!, lino cut printing, lino print, madness, photographs, scissors, serendipity, snip snip!, snipping, style, surrealism, tea mug, too aesthetiaclly demanding!, what fun!
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Dave Whatt 