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Category Archives: decalcomania
Ah… Another black and white one, with some added bright colour…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s Impressionists are Monet and Manet. Oh, bugger! I thought they were just one bloke!…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But onto my art, instead!Here’s one from earlier this year. Aphrodite at the Water Hole. No. 34. 2023.Charcoal, black ink, and fluorescent … Continue reading
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Tagged a 1960s film?, abstarct, abstract art, acrylic colour, Aphrodite at the Waterhole, art, arts, black ink, bloke, bright colour, charcoal, comedy films, composition, conversation, fluorescent colour, madness, Monet and Manet, on paper, pen, scruffy, serendipity, style, surrealism, water hole, words
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Decalcomania! Decalcomania! Decalcomania!…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s word, in the BBCs radio and TV consistent dumbing-down of the English language by their journalists, is to call this month, Febry. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come one, everybody, let’s all shout out the word, Decalcomania!… A method … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract art, acrylic paint, art, arts, BBC radio and TV, black and white, Decalcomania printing, diction?, dumbing down, English language, Febry?..., humour, journalists!, madness, month?, mouth, observations, pencil shading, printing, serendipity, snarling, style, surrealism, surrealists, words
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How about some old decalcomania?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s adjectives are: floppy, retiform, umbrageous, edaphic, myrmecold, telpher, and wriggly. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alright, here is one from twelve years ago, bloody ‘ell, doesn’t time fly? Tempus is fugiting like mad! Decalcomania monoprint. 2010. Black acrylic paint, … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, art, arts, big lass, black and white, boxing?, conversation, decalcomania, Decalcomania printing, edaphic, floppy, henry moore, madness, Michelangelo's David, myrmecold, no no!, observations, retiform, serendipity, style, surrealism, telpher, tempus fugit, today's adjectives, umbrageous, words, wriggly
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Decalcomania of the past…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: rat ruby, lynx lime, bullock blue, puma purple, gorilla green, vulture violet, ostrich orange, mouse mauve, and yellowhammer yellow.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can’t remember why I did it.Did it?Why I made an image of … Continue reading
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Tagged and yellowhammer yellow, art, arts, black and white, bullock blue, carefully chosen colours, chance, click here, decalcomania, Decalcomania printing, gorilla green, ha ha ha ha, history, lettering, lynx lime, madness, monotypes, mouse mauve, ostrich orange, Photoshop, puma purple, puzzle, random, rat ruby, serendipity, silliness, style, surrealism, t-shirt?, vulture violet, 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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What about another twelve-second artwork?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s information, is that yesterday’s readers of my blog were from: UK, USA, Australia, Japan, Netherlands, Canada, and Ireland. Thank you all, for looking! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, a twelve-second artwork! Well, maybe that’s a sort of round … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 second art, about A4 in size, art, arts, Australia, Canada, choice of price?, conversation, Decalcomania printing, Ireland., Japan, Japanese paper, lumpty marks, madness, money?, Netherlands, observations, oil-based inks, palette knife, prints, quick art, scrapes, serendipity, style, surrealism, UK, USA, world visitors
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A busy time, spreading the decalcomania…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: crumpled, sedulous, labrose, geitonogamous, martellato, trunnioned, and grizzled. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, you see – decalcomania!… After showing you one of my decalcomania monoprints several days ago, and realising that my original post … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012!, 53 done!, A list, art, arts, black dots, carefully selected adjectives, crumpled, decalcomania fans of the world, Decalcomania Intructiuons, Decalcomania printing, deleting and changing, geitonogamous, labrose, links, madness, martellato, observations, pratting about, sedulous, serendipity, slow work, surrealism, the garden path, time, trunnioned
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Decalcomania, and how to do it…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: marigraph, saxatile, vibrissa, ganister, clerihew, wasserman, and proslambanomenos. 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 … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract art, acrylic paint, art, arts, bright hair, clerihew, Decalcomania printing, decalcomania prints, dictionary words, discovery, ganister, glass plate, Ha!, marigraph, masking tape, nature, nature and serendipity, Oscar Dominguez, Professor Mouldie, proslambanomenos, saxatile, serendipity, style, surrealism, surrealists, vibrissa, wasserman, what you'll need, words
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How about some old-style decalcomania?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one which was eventually found in a tiny pocket in the Turin Shroud. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, it looks like I do, or have done, two slightly different kinds of decalcomania. The most … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, abstract art, added pencil, art, arts, Black acrylic paint, chance?, Decalcomania printing, discovery, fine art, hard pencil, lost plectrum, madness, nature, nature and serendipity, old-style, on paper, pencil shading, printing, pyramid, random, serendipity, style, surrealism, time flies, Turin Shroud
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How about another 12-second artwork?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the one appearing with a lioness head, the goddess Sekhmet. Her main cult centre is Memphis and her associations are ‘powerful’ and ‘healing’. Do click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, today I thought we might … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 second art, ancient, Ancient Egyptian gods, clean up, clothes line, Decalcomania printing, deity, Egyptian, Elegant, gods, healing, Imitation Japanese, kitchen towels, lioness head, Memphis, messy business, oil-based inks, palette knife, powerful, quick art, randomness, randon, Sekhmet, serendipity, spikes, spiteful, time, very quick
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An accidental artwork?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found in the bottom of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s budget dispatch box. Click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, no, the image below wasn’t really in any way ‘accidental’. Today’s title was just … Continue reading
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Tagged £1 or £500?, black and white, black ink, Chancellor of the Exchequer, chuck it away!, daub, decalcomania, Decalcomania printing, dispatch box, glass plate, Imitation Japanese, Kizuki 4 Monme paper, lino cut printing, lost plectrum, nature, nonchalantly, palette knife, posh gallery, printing session, quick art, random, serendipity, speckled
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It’s another very quick one…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found on the floor, under a hassock, in a back pew, on a Monday morning, in Westminster Abbey.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, I suppose it’s vaguely annoying when you knock out a pretty … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract art, black ink, Decalcomania printing, Dramatic?, hassock, illusion, instant art, Japanese paper, linseed oil printing ink, lost plectrum, palette knife, pew, rapid art, serendipity, surrealism, sweating blood, three-dimensioinality, very quick, westminster abbey
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