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So, this is decalcomania?…

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s cheeky mouse is the one sitting triumphantly on the window sill.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Decalcomania?…Oh yes, I do that sometimes…But, what is it?Oh, I wrote a thing (it’s a way of print making) on how to do it, well, … Continue reading →

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How about some old-style decalcomania?…

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Dave Whatt

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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Decalcomania! Decalcomania!…

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: elbow emerald, knee khaki, belly blue, finger fawn, toe turquoise, hip heliotrope, calf cream, lip lilac, and ankle azure. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear reader, you will by now be familiar with those ’12 … Continue reading →

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How about some nice blobs of decalcomania?…

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s wrinkled old black and white snapshot is the one of me and Veronica Lake on the set of Sullivan’s Travels in 1940, sitting on folding studio chairs drinking tea and eating ginger biscuits – I … Continue reading →

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Look out, here comes some decalcomania!…

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s confused film stars are: Fane Jonda and Frorgan Meeman. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Decalcomania monoprint. 2010. Black acrylic paint with added pencil ‘shading’, on white drawing paper about 16″ x 12″. Gosh! this is a pretty one isn’t … Continue reading →

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It’s a decalcomania sort of day today…

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s colours are: Bodmin beige, Grimsby green, Oxford orange, Blackpool blue, Manchester mauve, Totnes turquoise, Pontefract pink, and that funny speckled cream that the man down the road has painted his front window box. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Decalcomania … Continue reading →

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A rather fine decalcomania monoprint…

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected fish names are: the Zebra Oto, the Smooth Dogfish, the Leatherjacket, the Dwarf Gourami, the Dusky Grouper, and the Halfmoon. If you had to be stuck in a jammed lift (elevator) for a … Continue reading →

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Squirming decalcomania…

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word word… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Look out! Here comes some black acrylic paint and graphite!… Decalcomania monoprint. 2010. Black acrylic paint and pencil on white drawing paper about … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania and fingers…

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like a shiver of fear in the dead of the night. As a pourer it is, unfortunately, a bit splashy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Untitled monoprint. (2010) Acrylic paint and pencil … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania monoprint. 2010…

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s novelty pencil sharpener is the one shaped like the Taj Mahal – it looks very good sitting on the window sill lit by the glow of the evening sun. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Decalcomania monoprint (2010) – black … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania monoprint with deliberate messiness…

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity, the one sporting a frog’s head, is Kuk or sometimes Kek. His cult centre is Hermopolis Magna and his associations are: primeval and darkness. (Kek-Kuk) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This morning dear reader, how about … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania and depth of field…

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s cheetah is the fat one with droopy jowls sitting under a tree tucking into a burger and a milk shake. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It seems a while since we had a look at one of my decalcomania … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania adopts human form…

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one that has just flopped down onto the brand new £2,000 black leather Chesterfield and snapped it in two. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, it’s such a drab grey February morning here … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania with stickiness…

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one sitting on the settee with her feet up on the coffee table bragging on about her recent skiing holiday in Switzerland. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Untitled decalcomania monoprint (2010). Black acrylic … Continue reading →

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It’s decalcomania time again…

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s honoured guests are the King Henry VIII lookalike twins, Vera and Maurice Kumpf. Come on in and sit on your thrones, I hope we’ve made them big enough, you are both so marvellously wide and … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania mania again…

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s Sir Arthur Conan Doyle quotation is from The Man With the Twisted Lip: Dr Watson: Upper Swandam Lane is a vile alley lurking behind the high wharves which line the north side of the river … Continue reading →

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Deep (or sporty) decalcomania…

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s expletive is ‘by the cabbage!…’ – a flippant oath, apparently used regularly in ancient Greece by that wag Socrates. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Black acrylic paint with added pencil on white drawing paper about 16″ x 12″ (2010). … Continue reading →

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