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An idea? For a future lino print?…

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s 17th century oath is Ad’s Bobbers!A simple corruption of, God’s Body. It has a nice sound to it, doesn’t it? I think I might try to introduce it into conversation today – ‘Ad’s Bobbers! Will this … Continue reading →

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Oh, Dave, not another ripped poster photo?…

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s politician is the one shunned by all his politician friends, for telling the truth.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, yes, but I like ripped posters! They are so random, and so stylish. If you were an artist, and you were … Continue reading →

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Some people like to buy cars, or a nice new suit, or an expensive frock, but me…

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Dave Whatt

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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But, what is it that the TV ads are trying to tell us?…

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Dave Whatt

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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Oh, the lino print that looks like a giant artwork?…

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Dave Whatt

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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Was that an unexplained loud crash?…

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Dave Whatt

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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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4984…

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s instructions are:Slit the cardboard cover with a very sharp craft knife – attach the mains electricity lead, or cord (if that’s what you prefer to call them) to the device – switch the power on and … Continue reading →

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Rambling on about yesterday afternoon, using a soldering iron, and some religion…

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, interpilaster.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, you see, dear reader, I have an old junk shop Mona Lisa reproduction hanging on one of my walls. She’s been up there for, oh, at least twenty years, and a … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is, Peripteral.Of a building, surrounded by a single row of columns.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shaped with precision – the joy is shared! – re-engineered! – a spectacular camera – a quick and cold wash? – mini-almond! – … Continue reading →

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It’s another of those boarded up shop window photographs…

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: wamus, senescent, cote-hardie, malleolus, chavender, and reniform. 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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Er… and a little bit more rambling on about playing blues guitar…

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is loxodrome. Oh, this one looks interesting, shall we look it up?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, this will be the third one of these – I didn’t really mean to do so many.You could click here and … Continue reading →

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Yes, I have done a lino print a bit like this before…

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s great idea is that rich people making more money will prevent the oncoming global catastrophe!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, the first double lino print, (ones that should be framed separately, but displayed on a wall at a certain distance … Continue reading →

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Mayonnaise coming out of a hole in the ground…

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: amentum, pallescent, theotokos, jesserant, quodlibet, and delundung. 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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But Dave, it’s just a big O…

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown. UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found, in the sand, on the back of the moon.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s a photo I took a few weeks ago. ‘But Dave, it’s just a big O…’‘I suppose so…’‘Why did you … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Mail Art postcard, No. 4844…

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, drosometer.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm… Here it is… A simple quick collage, on yellow card, using clippings from some trashy magazines. Is it surrealism? It might be. ‘This looks like something in the news, from a … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown UK: Today’s dictionary words are: akee, femerell, torbanite, limn, wamus, and marcescent. 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, no, I’m sorry, but you can’t have that lino print!…

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s rather unfair joke is the one about the Prime Minister’s short legs.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear reader, if you are puzzled by the title of today’s post, you could perhaps have a look at my earlier blog about how … Continue reading →

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