Category Archives: painting

How an old painting changed my life, well, just a little bit…

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s octopus is the one currently reading about quantum mechanics.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is (the painting I’m going to mention), and has been for years, in the local Art Gallery. When I was a child, if I was in … Continue reading →

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A short rant, about photography…

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dinosaurs are the ones lurking in the wings, they are waiting for the humans to kill themselves off with wars and global warming, so that they can all come back again.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Happily, calling myself a photographer, … Continue reading →

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How about another of my strange drawings, pastels?…

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: ischium, riparian, skegger, jesserant, costrel, modius, and xyster. 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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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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In the alley, a small abandoned boat…

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Dave Whatt

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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How about another of my odd drawings/paintings?…

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s politician is the honest one. Oh, sorry, I just can’t seem to find one of those…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aha! Let’s have a look at this one! Black and Colour. No. 8. 2024. Charcoal, fluorescent paint, and black ink, … Continue reading →

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Hm… I’m not sure about this photograph…

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Birmingham brown, Colchester crimson, Gateshead grey, Bangor blue, Rickmansworth red, Yeovil yellow, Galashiels green and Purfleet pink.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, as I was wandering up a nearby street, on my way to do some … Continue reading →

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That woman, Stella, said that she might pop round…

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown UK: Today’s problem is concerning comedians, why aren’t the BBC’s radio and TV comedians funny any more?…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Look! Just stop it!…’ ‘What’?‘You don’t have to lean on the doorbell button like that – it is most annoying’!‘Hello David. … Continue reading →

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Adrian – on doing heads…

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown; UK: Today’s financial forecast is, that having a lot of money will be really good, as the end of the world approaches.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, here we go again!We are about three-quarters of our way through our edition, 1979, of … 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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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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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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Just some more misheard lines of classical singing…

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one knitting a giant jumper for a cousin of hers.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A cold day in the studio/workshop; the heater is humming (Maybe it shouldn’t do that?); there’s an almost complete drawing/painting … Continue reading →

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It’s that pub with the painted walls, again…

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s adjectives are: fruity, sumptuary, mancando, ebracteate, metagnathous, shrieval, and bumpy.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, the pub, here in Dulltown, the one with the nicely painted walls.I have taken a few photographs of the artwork, but I think that today’s … 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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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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This one is called Black and Red No. 3…

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: araeostyle, meconic, sinistrorse, jacchus, theotechny, and gazogene. 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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