Monthly Archives: November 2016

Spatter painting No. 17…

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to cut the four strips of yellow and black tape with a sharp craft knife, slide the device horizontally out of its packaging and lay it on a table, peel off the transparent … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: amerce, weasand, purim, lubber, riparian, sudder, and menhaden. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Should the professor … Continue reading →

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Uncle Dave’s photo club: In praise of little cameras…

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the goddess Anuket with her tall plumed headdress and her papyrus sceptre. She is ‘the huntress’ and is often associated with cataracts. (Anuket) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cameras, of course, are just tools for … Continue reading →

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This is not art. No. 11…

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s 19th c. American expletive is, Grease us twice! – a very nice and acceptable replacement for Jesus Christ! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is a scanned 35mm negative from my days of old-style black and white, film and … Continue reading →

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Enquire Within (19). ‘Heat marks on waiters are difficult to move…’

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s Raymond Chandler quotation is from The High Window (1943): I looked in the reception room. It was empty of everything except the smell of dust. I threw open another window, unlocked the communicating door and … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard No. 4498…

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s financial forecast is for banknotes to flutter in the fiscal wind and for thick heavy coins to wear the bottoms of your pockets away. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, no!… Don’t look!… Avert your eyes dear reader!… Ah, … Continue reading →

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Slow queue this, isn’t it?…

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s wrinkled old black and white snapshot is the one of me and James Dean trying on leather jackets outside a used clothing store near the La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles in 1954. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Excuse … Continue reading →

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Perhaps I have too much time on my hands?…

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s baboon is the one dozing off in his seat during a debate in the House of Lords. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Warning! You may find the following rather long, and possibly a bit dull dear reader… Watches… I … Continue reading →

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One or two short but pithy items…

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown,UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian god, with the pointed beard and horned helmet, often seen holding a cedar tree, is Baal – he has associations with the sky and storms. (Baal) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 313. I’m … Continue reading →

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Linoprint with curves and stars…

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: interramal, swither, geognosy, comedo, zufolo, and reim-kennar. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. As the professor and … Continue reading →

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Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s special guests are the Justin Bieber lookalike triplets – Come on in and take your seats – oh, there are four of you, one of you will have to go off again, I’m afraid our … Continue reading →

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Crazy times in ancient Egypt…

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: exuberant, synoptistic, extrinsic, braccate, haptotropic, woolly, and ornery. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Several years ago when I was designing and building theatre scenery for a living, I had to do some stuff for a … Continue reading →

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This is not art. No. 10…

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the very rude one sitting at the dinner table helping herself to food from other people’s plates with her trunk . >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The use of colour in this piece is … Continue reading →

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So what is it that those TV ads are trying to tell us?…

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like the call of a distant crow in the early morning. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Superfast speeds – an accident that wasn’t your fault? – subject to availability – 4 pairs … Continue reading →

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Oh dear, another art rant…

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s rather silly Victorian expletive is ‘Jumping Jehosophat!’ – The use of the two initial letter ‘J’s kind of give the game away don’t they? This person obviously would secretly like to come out with that … Continue reading →

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Some squirting muddy water…

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: snowy, excubant, strutting, wrizled, defluent, kenspeckle, and drooping. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s a picture I took here in Dulltown last March. Is this a ‘good’ picture?… ‘It’s not one of your usual ‘quirky … Continue reading →

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She’s much better with red eyes…

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s pithy album title is Killdozer’s Intellectuals are the Shoeshine Boys of the Ruling Elite. (click) (click also) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The other day as I was dusting my knickknacks I thought that I would give the frames … Continue reading →

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Mum… about the Queen…

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s wrinkled old black and white snapshot is the one of me and Jackson Pollock throwing bread rolls at each other in a New York deli in 1950. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Mum…’ ‘Yes dear?’ ‘I was thinking…’ ‘That’s … Continue reading →

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Robert Petway ‘Catfish’ tab…

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s featured fruit is the knobbly dark avocado sulking behind the curtain on the kitchen window sill. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, my dear reader, today’s post is something of a departure from the norm, and will probably be … Continue reading →

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Some small but pithy items…

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s Victorian pseudo-expletive is Therewith! This is the sort of thing that prim chaps in those days used to come out with when avoiding the use of vulgar common oaths. I have no idea where this … Continue reading →

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