Monthly Archives: February 2024

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

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first.Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: marrowsky, samshoo, hesternal, Supralapsarian, muggins, and dodecagon. 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 awarded … Continue reading →

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No, it’s got nothing to do with Léger…

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, kentledge.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I do like Fernand Léger, and his work, but my lino print design has nothing to do with him. Actually, not speaking French, I have no idea how to pronounce his surname … Continue reading →

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Opening lines for stories never to be written…

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s post was written in a café about two weeks ago – well before my falling over drama!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lord Bathernerst, sounded and looked like a lord, but he wasn’t one. His parents, Hugh and Sophe Bathernerst, chose … Continue reading →

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Whoo… What a lot of blue…

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s expletive is the word, Bugger!…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello, dear reader – ah, my dear reader…This is my first proper post for about a week.If you are a regular follower of my efforts, you might have been wondering where … Continue reading →

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Just an excuse…

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first.Dulltown, UK: I’ve been a bit ill, the last few days – but I hope to get back to my blogging very soon!…

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Adrian, talking about painting interiors…

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, mad-apple.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, dear reader, we are today looking for artistic knowledge, and we have opened the book The Beginners’s Book of Oil Painting by the popular TV artist, and celebrity, from Britain in … Continue reading →

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Hm, some meat, and a jug of white stuff…

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s guitar chord is the one that opens the Beatles’ Hard Day’s Night.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As you may guess, from my title today, we have one of my photos to look at. ‘Well, it’s not very attractive, is it, … Continue reading →

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Pinking… That’s a strange word…

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s satsuma is the one with the soft, flattened side.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it took two or three hours, in the afternoon, a couple of days ago. See, I was looking up at the print-drying-clothes-line in my studio/workshop. At … Continue reading →

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What? More overheard and misheard classical singing?…

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s N F Simpson’s character names, from his 1958 play, A Resounding Tinkle, are: Bro Paradock, Middie Paradock, Nora Mortice, Don Paradock, Mustard Short, Denzil Pepper, Hamster, Bug, Miss Salt, and Mrs Vinegar.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I really must try … Continue reading →

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Ah, the lino print with the overlapping…

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: pincer pink, lathe lemon, vice vermilion, file fawn, bradawl blue, chisel cherry and saw sienna. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, a few days ago, dear reader, I showed you a preliminary lino-print-plan drawing, next to, for … Continue reading →

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Oh, right, some more Crush characters…

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s cassowary is the one booming, and rumbling, at the person at the bank desk, complaining loudly about her cheque book not turning up.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, there’s an envelope, with a USA stamp on it, in the post … Continue reading →

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No, it can’t be that old, can it?…

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the one appearing as a baboon, or is ibis headed, the god Thoth. His associations are the moon and knowledge.Click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s one of those things that one sees every day, and … Continue reading →

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Now, what is that ugly schoolboy up to?…

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, spontoon.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn’t it great when the pages of an old book go brown around their edges?I suppose it is the effect of sunlight on cheap paper.Cheap paper, like that used in my copy … Continue reading →

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It’s the most notorious room in the house!…

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: mongoose mauve, rabbit russet, hare heliotrope, cassowary crimson, rat red, anteater azure, badger blue, and fawn fawn.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh dear, I’m back on watching the paranormal, spook hunting, haunted house, haunted hospital, haunted … Continue reading →

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Hm… Some more snatches of overheard and misheard café conversation…

Posted on February 10, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s pelican is the one in the café struggling to use a spoon to eat soup from a bowl.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘A Jesus poppet, soaks for years and years, Dorothy.’‘Ah, it was just another of those business fights…’‘It was … Continue reading →

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It looks like this might be a sketch for a future lino print…

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s owl is the one that has been writing a lot of letters to The Times.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s a photograph of a small preliminary drawing for lino print. It is a little drawing, you can tell by the … Continue reading →

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Just a few short, but pithy items…

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: tirasse, matico, shritch, hawm, bohea, and jitney. 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 awarded … Continue reading →

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Oh? So, it’s upside down, then?…

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found in a tea caddy that once belonged to Jimi Hendrix.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ho, now, here’s a photograph! Yes, it’s upside down.I was strolling into town via the slightly longer walk, through … Continue reading →

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A short rant, about local architecture…

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s white china teapot is the one shaped like a really unpleasant dream.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s a photograph.It’s not one of my ‘art’ photographs, it’s just a picture I took a few days ago to illustrate a piece that … Continue reading →

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The eldest son of Duke, Marquess, or Earl…

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s made up word is Kolzonate.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come on, dear reader, let’s zoom back to the year 1934!We do this by picking up another of my cheap, scruffy, tattered, junk shop, charity shop, books – The Daily Express … Continue reading →

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