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Monthly Archives: April 2024
Oh, that lino print that I mentioned a few days ago…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Pastel Purple, Brush Brown, Pencil Pink, Rubber Russet, Compasses Cream, Pen Puce, Ink Indigo, Crayon Crimson, Ruler Rouge, and Sharpener Silver. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh look, here it is!For a look at the previous … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, black and white, black ring, Brush Brown, carefully selected colours, clinber, Compasses Cream, conversation, Crayon Crimson, hollow?, Ink Indigo, inside, madness, mountaineering, observations, Pastel Purple, Pen Puce, Pencil Pink, questions?, Rubber Russet, Ruler Rouge, serendipity, Sharpener Silver., siliness, space, style, suns, surrealism, sweating cobs, words
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Just a few short, but pithy, items…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, gymnorhinal.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 527.I’m sorry I’m late, but I started pondering on the idea of global catastrophe, again. A single overheard remark:‘No, Tony, it was only some plankets in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, art, arts, conversation, discovery, gymnorhinal, lucky number, madness, mowing the grass, name change, noisy, Norman D Landings, observations, overheard, party night!, plankets?, popular music, serendipity, Simon and G, style, surrealism, words
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Yet, some more notes, on playing blues guitar…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s supermarket vegetable, that you are not sure about, is the pak choi.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, I thought that I’d finished with these short pieces about playing blues guitar, but there were a couple of things that I meant … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, blues, Blues guitar, blues is dead, discovery, doing solos, don't be boring, how to play blues guitar?, Howlin' Wolf, Louie louie, madness, Muddy Waters, not boring!, not note for note!, not too clever, pak choi, roadrunner, satisfaction, serendipity, style, surrealism, timing, vegetables', what I used to do, words
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In the alley, a small abandoned boat…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: unalist, monteith, riffle, erinite, arbalest, and rynd. 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 abandoned, arbalest, art, arts, dangerous, dictionary words, discovery, drugs?, electric bikes, electric scooters, erinite, graffiti, model boat, monteith, mororbikes!, observations, painted walls, pedestrians, pizzas?, Professor Mouldie, riffle, rynd, serendipity, spray cans, style, surrealism, the alley?, unalist, walkway, words
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But Dave, don’t you get fed up with jotting down all that misheard classical singing stuff, from the radio?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s meerkat is, really, just an ordinary mere cat.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, the answer to today’s title question is: ‘Well, no, not really, in fact, I rather like doing it.’ They might be singing in English, or they might … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, classical singing on the radio, confusion?, conversation, dee dee dee dee, diction?, discovery, fruit-pot, madness, meerkat, mem?, mere cat, metric, misheard, misheards?, my sandals?, observations, opera?, Pamello?, poonicks, Radoo?, serendipity, style, surrealism, words, workshop
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Some people like to buy cars, or a nice new suit, or an expensive frock, but me…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is, Dentils.The knobbly square bits that you find along the top of the entablature, above some nice Ionic or Corinthian pillars. Click.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, another lino print idea!Which has nothing at all to do with … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, arts, Corinthian, daftness, danger, dentils?, discovery, ends of wires?, entablature?, frock?, from the top, inside the mountain?, Ionic, look at me!, madness, mountain climbing, new car?, observations, pontless, preparitory drawing, serendipity, sparks!, style, suit?, surrealism, tools, words
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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4884…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, lateritious.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mail Art Postcard. No. 4884.A simple collage on bright card, using clippings from cheap, or free, through the front door, magazines. ‘Oh, that Dave Whatt!…’‘What about him’?‘Well, all he does is, go, … Continue reading
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Tagged a look in the eyes, arts, cheap magazines, conversation, dictionary word, environmantal issues, eyes, giraffe., humour, lateritious, mail art postcards, Mona Lisa, No 4884, observations, serendipity, sideways, simple collage, stuck on, style, surrealism, words, yellow!
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But, what is it that the TV ads are trying to tell us?…
But first…Dulltown UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Rotten Red, Vile Violet, Yowling Yellow, Brutish Blue, Creepy Crimson, Ghastly Green, Tortured Turquoise, Moribund Mauve, Putrid Pink and Writhing White.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And which, would you gift? – Google Pixel? – a duo-pack … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, Brutish Blue, capsules!, carefully chosen colours, cash!, credit score, Creepy Crimson, discovery, Ghastly Green, gift?, google, madness, Moribund Mauve, Mugler, nose bleed, observations, Putrid Pink. Writhing White., Rotten Red, sensitive skin?, serendipity, shaving?, style, surrealism, Tortured Turquoise, TV advertising, unblock your nose, unstopable!, vile violet, words, Writhing White., Yowling Yellow
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Are you ready for some more Veronica Crush character names?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s banana, is the perfectly straight one.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was lying in my bed this morning, and for some reason, I was thinking about Arthur Conan Doyle. I was thinking what a memorable name Arthur Conan Doyle is. … Continue reading
Posted in academia, art, arts, books, brain, celebrities, composition, cool, creation, drama, Dulltown, history, Hull.UK., humour, information, learning, mind, people, politics, puzzle, reading, religion, Royalty, style, thinking, words, writing
Tagged art, arts, asleep in the court, bananas, billion dollars, character names, fair hair?, free of charge, good names, madness, Monty Tick, New York, on trial., orange make up, puzzle, serendipity, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, style, surrealism, The Hull Surrealist League, Veronica Crush, words
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Oh, the lino print that looks like a giant artwork?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, fatidical. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, it’s the lino print, that I showed you the preliminary drawing of a few days ago, dear reader. You may remember that the photo had my lunch in it too. … Continue reading
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Tagged about A4 in size, art, arts, big art?, big?, black and white, conversation, dictionary word, discovery, fatidical, large work, large?, lino print design, lino printing, local newspaper, lunch?, madness, Mona Lisa, observations, people standing, serendipity, Slobby and Bobby, style, surrealism, watching, words
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Hm… some more items of overheard, and misheard, café conversation…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully chosen colours are: Ghastly Green, Brute Blue, Lurking Lime, Morbid Maroon, Obnoxious Orange, Worried White, and Bilious Black.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Wush’?‘Bugnel’?‘A diffle-tech’?‘That B-mop girl’!‘Broad-minded? Him’?‘What? Derby compost’?‘Simon, it is top-crunchy.’‘See, he was in a theme car…’‘Wee wee … Continue reading
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Tagged a rheme car?, angle of pattern, Aphrodite, art, B-mop?, Bilious Black, Brute Blue, Bugnel?, cafe, carefully chosen colours, conversation, diffle tech?, Ghastly Green, Lurking Lime, madness, Obnoxious Orange, observations, Oh my!..., over-plastic, serendipity, style, surrealism, top-crunchy, words, Worried White, wush!
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Was that an unexplained loud crash?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s two unconnected words are: parabola and peneplain.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, but what sort of person wants to be on one of these spook-hunting, paranormal investigator, haunted house expert, TV shows? But if you saw an advert, on, say, … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, conversation, discovery, EMF, hauntings, Hollywood, madness, observations, out of work actors, parabola., paranormal, peneplain, scary, serendipity, spirit box, spirits, style, surrealism, swearing, the basement?, Tinterweb, touching my arm, TV ghost hunters, TV spooks, words
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That day, when the clouds were being obliging…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, mullion.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, clouds.Aren’t clouds great?Think of the millions of them all over the planet, and not a couple of them match, they all look different. I’m afraid I haven’t done the research (that’s … Continue reading
Posted in academia, architecture, art, arts, brain, colours, composition, cool, creation, design, humour, information, mind, observations, photography, physics, puzzle, science, seeing, serendipity, style, surrealism, thinking, weather, words
Tagged a nice day, a plain photo, an odd snap, art, arts, blue sky, clouds, composition, discovery, horizontal, just a fence, obliging clouds, odd, optical illusion, receeding fence, serendipity, sky, surrealism, the word mullion, words
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Ramblin’ on about playing blues guitar music, again…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the God Shu. Depicted as a man with a feather on his head, or as lion headed. His associations are: Air, Eye of Re, and Devine knowledge. Do click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm… modern … Continue reading
Posted in abstract, academia, archeology, art, arts, blues, composition, cool, creation, existentialism, gods, Grumpiness, guitars, history, information, instruction, learning, magic, music, people, poetry, politics, puzzle, serendipity, style, thinking, writing
Tagged arts, Blues guitar, blues is not about..., cleverness, click here, discovery, Egyptian deity, Eye of Re, flashy and clever, hanging silence, hear the train, keep it simple., observations, Robert Wilkins, serendipity, Shu..., style, words
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And it was just Doom in the queue…
But first…Dulltown. UK: Today’s nice moths names are: the Netted Carpet, the Orange-tailed Clearwing, the Ground Lackey, the December Moth, the Red Sword-grass, the Chimney Sweeper, and the Straw Dot.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, last week, it was Tuesday afternoon, or was it … Continue reading
Posted in abstract, academia, adjectives, animals, art, arts, books, brain, celebrities, composition, conversation, drama, dreaming, Dulltown, existentialism, fashion, finance, Grumpiness, history, Hull.UK., humour, information, instruction, mind, money, people, poetry, puzzle, serendipity, spoem, story, style, surrealism, sweating, thinking, words, writing
Tagged art, arts, brasses, carols, chafing, conversation, coops, damp node, discovery, Dolphin gate, fingers, floodgates, foot falls, hogs, in the post office, madness, observations, Paragon Railway Station, Paragon Station, Paragon Street, poetry, porcupine, serendipity, Simon Doom, spoem, style, surrealism, The Hull Surrealist League, Tony Mayonaise, void?, words
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What? A lino print, a bit like a previous one?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one that nobody has noticed.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You see, dear reader, in my studio/workshop (I love calling it that, it makes me seem like a proper artist) when I do a rough … Continue reading
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Tagged a snap?, another print?, art, arts, better design, conversation, copy paper, discovery, elephant in the room, in a tin?, knives and forks, lunch, mackerel, madness, observations, satsumas, scratchiness, serendipity, small drawing, sticky tape, style, surrealism, two cubes, words, workbench
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Just a few short, but pithy, items…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s old wardrobe is the one that doesn’t have a magic land inside it.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late, No. 526.I’m sorry I’m late, but Bob Ross was on the TV, doing a cabin in the snow. A … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, camping out, capitalism?, Carry on!, communism?, conversation, guitars, madness, monarchy?, monetary value, moo moo dark, name cahnge, observations, people in charge, pithy items, serendipity, spam gone!, St. Louis, stupid, style, surrealism, twenty miles, words
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Hm… some more misheard classical singing…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found under the volcanic dust in Pompeii.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But how can their diction be so very good – with all that training, and I still can’t make sense of what they … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, BBC Radio 3, concertos, discovery, dondy, geeto!, gloria!, ha ha ha ha ha, horse spoon?, lost plectrum, madness, oats?, observations, on the radio, opera, Pompeii, printemps, serendipity, singing, studio/workshop, style, surrealism, volcano, whip-wheel, words
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