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Ah, that will be the lino print, then…

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s antelope is the one trying on evening dresses in a posh London shop.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it’s the one, the drawing of which, you saw a few days ago; dear reader, it had some tools with it, you … Continue reading →

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Is it a sci-fi lino print, Dave?…

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like the head of a crooked politician. A remarkably poor pourer.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it’s that lino print idea that I showed you, dear reader, a few days ago – I … Continue reading →

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A sort of vague idea for a lino print…

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found, oh, with some important documents, at the bottom of Donald Trump’s golf bag.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear reader, what do you think of my idea of, when deciding to show you one … Continue reading →

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Oh, it’s another one with black and white, and a bit of colour…

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s hippopotamus is the one arguing with the worker at the supermarket checkout – oh, such an embarrassment for everyone nearby.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, dear reader, another of those drawings/paintings that I seem to have got into doing – … Continue reading →

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Oh, look, two French curves, chatting…

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s adjectives are: porky, tendrillar, sequacious, hummocky, notonectal, conirostral, flunkeyish, and crispy.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, today’s post features the final lino print, of which I showed a preliminary drawing, in an earlier post. Do click here. Lino print. 2022. … Continue reading →

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So, that’s the lino print with the stairs, then?…

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s special guests are the Rishi Sunak look-a-like twins. Gosh, having two of those smiles is overwhelming!Click.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A few days ago, dear reader, I showed you a photograph of a design for a lino print – actually … Continue reading →

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The lino print with the planks in it?…

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is. nychthemeron.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> About a week ago, dear reader, I showed you an odd photograph with a couple of designs, drawings, of a possible lino print in it. It also had a couple of foreign … Continue reading →

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How about an old decalcomania print?…

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Cordwainer Smith, (Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger)’s 1960s novel Norstrilia:They reached daylight at last, but even before they came to the surface, Rod’s nose was assaulted by a riot of smells – food frying, … Continue reading →

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Oh, an ink and pencil sketch, and for some reason, two old banknotes…

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s marmoset is the one that now works at the checkouts at the big supermarket in the town centre… Click.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, yes, a quick pair of sketches for a lino print, and for some reason, two, er… … Continue reading →

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What about a very quick one in black and white?…

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown. UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found in a matchbox floating in orbit around the planet Uranus.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes… No… but they are fairly easy to do! But you do need a bit of imagination, you know, … Continue reading →

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Lino print with stripes…

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one gently hitting the local vicar over the head with a French stick.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, the lino print with the stripes – I think that I showed you, dear reader, a … Continue reading →

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So, Chums, in order to capture the chimp, we must…

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: pig pink, cow crimson, hen heliotrope, rooster red, vole violet, goose green, and turkey turquoise. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come one, dear reader, let’s pretend we are living in Britain back in the 1950s! … Continue reading →

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Oh, that lino print, the one with the staircase in it…

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s financial forecast deals with how to make plenty of money out of long running wars, and also from the impending climate change disaster.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The one with the staircase?Oh yes, the one that had the Mona Lisa … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania, anyone?

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, fimicolous. It’s not really a word that you could drop into conversation, though.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Decalcomania.That’s a good word, isn’t it? Does it come from the French? It sounds like it does. Those early surrealists … Continue reading →

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The lino print with the beast in it…

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s aardvark is the one standing, and fuming, in the queue at the bank, there to complain about their very poor online services.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A few days ago, dear reader, I showed you a photograph from last year, … Continue reading →

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Hm, how about another painting?…

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s giraffe is the one causing a scene, trying to pay for his bus fare in small denomination coins.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I’m not sure if I’ve finished this series of combining black ink and bright fluorescent-lively-bits paintings, drawings, or … Continue reading →

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Dave… How about another session of ripping up?…

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK. Today’s barracuda is the one now working behind the counter in the town centre branch of the bank. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, damn, I think it’s another of these sneaking winter bugs! It was yesterday afternoon, after I … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania! Decalcomania! Decalcomania!…

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Dave Whatt

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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That’s a rather, negative looking, lino print…

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found inside a large Chinese balloon.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it’s that lino print that I mentioned a few days ago, the initial drawing of which was sitting by a pile of old … Continue reading →

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The lino print, from the brush bucket…

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: biscuit brown, waffle white, soup sienna, bacon bronze, omelette orange, rocket red, pizza pink and greens green.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, a few days ago, dear reader, I showed you a photograph of a … Continue reading →

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