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It’s that lino print that I mentioned a few days ago…

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s zebra is the one that really doesn’t like being striped.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it was the preliminary (I love the word preliminary!) drawing – the tiny one, sitting with the pencil – or the normal-sized one sitting with … Continue reading →

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Albert, what’s that funny smell?…

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, piepowder.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Everybody likes to have a gadget or two. And also, what a good word gadget is!We’ve all got gadgets now, haven’t we? Very clever ones. Phones with everything in them, including cameras. … Continue reading →

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That’s a very small preparatory drawing, Dave…

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found upright between the floorboards in the bathroom.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wasn’t expecting this preparatory drawing at all. I was expecting another one, for a lino print with a jagged horizon and … Continue reading →

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But, is that one supposed to be humorous?…

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s colours are: floppy red, floppy violet, floppy grey, floppy green, floppy azure, floppy crimson, floppy yellow, and floppy black.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s another of my drawings-paintings. Plenty of black, and smaller bits of colour, fairly bright colours to … 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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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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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 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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Albert and Madge, and the coat hanger…

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: raspberry red, raspberry orange, raspberry green, raspberry turquoise, raspberry black, raspberry cream, and raspberry grey.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s another old book from my modest collection of old books.Today’s, The 1954 Gadgets Annual. The items in … Continue reading →

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Aha! A lino print idea…

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s mousetrap is the one hiding in the biscuit barrel…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, this is how the next lino print idea starts off. Isn’t it nice when your old studio/workshop bench gets old, and its working surface gets scraped, … Continue reading →

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No, Dave, that’s ridiculous…

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is, Sconce.In military architecture, a small fort or earthwork, usually built as a counter-fort, or to defend a pass, castle gate, etc.Hm, I think I’d like a sconce.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, it’s not ridiculous, at all. … Continue reading →

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Dave, those rules, for selling your work…

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found between the fingers of Abraham Lincoln’s giant statue.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Dave…’Eh?…‘I’ve just been reading, a bit of one of your blogs, from a while ago.’Oh?…‘Yes…’Reading one of my blogs, eh?… That’s … Continue reading →

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The lino print – which is nothing like the preliminary drawing…

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found in the sand under the face on Mars.Click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, a few days ago I did a post called These drawings are a load of rubbish – do click … Continue reading →

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Well Dave, these drawings are a load of rubbish!…

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s cuttlefish is the one busily poring through all the encyclopedias in the library.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Today’s photograph is supposed to be a shot of a preliminary drawing for a future lino print, but I have just looked at … Continue reading →

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But Adrian, what about composition?…

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is, Ramp: 1. A slope joining two different levels. 2. Part of a staircase handrail which rises at a steeper angle than the normal, usually where winders are used.Do remember that, if you are … Continue reading →

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More arty rambling today…

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary adjective is, fastigiate.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, yesterday, dear reader, I showed you one of my ‘twelve-second artworks’, a small crazy black and white thing, with apparent overlapping layers. For some reason, after posting that one, I … Continue reading →

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I expect you were thinking of doing a lino print with cubes in it, Dave…

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dance is the Clutha. Come on, let’s clear a space in the kitchen and get going! Click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, thinking about a lino print.What a very messy photograph! Oh, look, there’s even a piece of … Continue reading →

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Look, an old piece of decalcomania!…

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s politician is the person who is not embarrassed by anything they have ever done, in their whole life…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Old decalcomania prints. Just wild slap dash marks made on glass using black acrylic paint, and then transferred … Continue reading →

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But, it came to me in a dream…

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from a science book (Life on the Edge, by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden) I am currently re-reading:Our next bout of shrinkage takes us down to the molecular scale of just a few nanometres … Continue reading →

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