Tag Archives: carefully chosen colours

But, what is it that the TV ads are trying to tell us?…

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Rotten Red, Vile Violet, Yowling Yellow, Brutish Blue, Creepy Crimson, Ghastly Green, Tortured Turquoise, Moribund Mauve, Putrid Pink and Writhing White.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And which, would you gift? – Google Pixel? – a duo-pack … Continue reading →

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Hm… some more items of overheard, and misheard, café conversation…

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully chosen colours are: Ghastly Green, Brute Blue, Lurking Lime, Morbid Maroon, Obnoxious Orange, Worried White, and Bilious Black.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Wush’?‘Bugnel’?‘A diffle-tech’?‘That B-mop girl’!‘Broad-minded? Him’?‘What? Derby compost’?‘Simon, it is top-crunchy.’‘See, he was in a theme car…’‘Wee wee … 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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Decalcomania! Decalcomania! Decalcomania!…

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: lorry lemon, SUV scarlet, taxi turquoise, bicycle brown, bus burgundy, road-roller red, pedestrian pink, cab crimson, and van vermilion.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Decalcomania, as a word, is just asking to be shouted out! Dear reader, … Continue reading →

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Early memories, and Uncle Alf…

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: veal violet, raspberry rouge, toast turquoise, omelette orange, bacon blue, Gorgonzola green, butter burgundy, and pork pink.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ever since I was small, I always liked to draw things. ‘Since I was small’, … Continue reading →

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Hm… More Crush names…

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: pigeon pink, orangutan orange, lion lemon, barracuda brown, goat grey, mollusc maroon, giraffe ginger, vole violet, bull black, and gorilla green.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, I just received a postcard, in an envelope, from Veronica … Continue reading →

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Ah, it’s paranormal television. ‘It speaks of the magnitude…’

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: cod crimson, bloater blue, shark sienna, pike pink, perch purple, minnow mauve, eel ebony, sardine silver, red mullet red, and monkfish marine.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When the evening TV is bad, I usually gravitate (gravitate?) … Continue reading →

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Mail art postcard No. 4748…

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: bruise brown, itch indigo, flinch fawn, scuff sienna, bump blue, tickle turquoise, ache azure, and rumbling russet.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, another of my mail art postcards.A simple collage on bright card, using cuttings from … Continue reading →

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Crush names?… What are they?…

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Studebaker scarlet, BMW brown, Ford fawn, Mitsubishi mauve, Bentley blue, Toyota turquoise, Opel orange and Volvo violet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear reader, are you a writer? A writer, who comes up with great … Continue reading →

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Oh, dear! It’s more misheard classical singing…

Posted on April 22, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown. UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: blue with a hint of brown, red with a hint of rhubarb, green with a hint of gussets, yellow with a hint of yesterday, white with a hint of worms, violet with … Continue reading →

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I could build a special device, you see…

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Venezuela violet, Canada crimson, Peru pink, Guatemala green, Tanzania taupe, Belgium brown, Iceland indigo, Argentina azure, Luxemburg lime, and Barbados burgundy.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well… I’m just in that sort of mood today!… No, you … Continue reading →

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The earlier lino print idea that had birds with it…

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: prism pink, globe green, rectangle russet, parallelogram purple, pentagon puce, chord crimson, arc azure, and ellipse emerald. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A few days ago, dear reader, I showed you a rough sketch for … Continue reading →

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It’s been there, beckoning me, for ages…

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: pork purple, veal vermilion, beef burgundy, ham heliotrope, sausage sienna, venison violet, and turkey turquoise.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beckoning me?What? A tree, beckoning? Yes, I walk past it, almost every day, on my way into … 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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More Crush characters, anyone?…

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Atlantic azure, Weddell white, Black black, Red red, Indian indigo, Tasman turquoise, Pacific pink, and Mediterranean mauve.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, a card in an airmail envelope with a US stamp on it, through the … Continue reading →

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What is it that those TV ads are trying to tell us?…

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Bromsgrove blue, Oxford orange, Glasgow green, Peterborough pink, Llangollen lemon, Rudston red, Yeovil yellow, Padstow purple, and Auchtermuchty azure. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Every day better! – smooth and creamy – just delicious! – … Continue reading →

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But you’d think that artists would do it, naturally…

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown. UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: bomb blue, rifle russet, grenade green, bullet burgundy, missile mauve, tank turquoise, and landmine lemon. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘But, you’d think that artists, would do it, naturally…’‘Naturally’?‘Yes.’‘But, art isn’t natural, though… Hey, what are … Continue reading →

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Ripping stuff up, is good!…

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Bradford beige, Hull heliotrope, Kensington khaki, Penzance pink, Montrose mauve, Fishguard fawn, Birmingham blue, Otley orange, and Sandringham scarlet.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A couple of days ago, having just finished a new lino print, the … Continue reading →

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It’s that misheard classical singing, again…

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Argentina azure, France fawn, Australia azure, Italy indigo, Venezuela violet, Chile charcoal, Uganda umber, Turkey turquoise, Lithuania lemon, Germany green, and Britain brown. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, yes, here they go again! On … Continue reading →

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It’s that lino print with the…

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: puma pink, terrapin turquoise, lion lemon, aardvark azure, cheetah cherry, baboon burgundy, skunk scarlet, and orangutan orange.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, it’s the lino print with the things in the sky, if indeed that … Continue reading →

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