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What’s all that? Misheard classical singing?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one trying to juggle three coat hangers.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, dear reader, more misheard classical singing.What was I doing, when I jotted down these lines in my studio/workshop notebook?Oh yes, I had … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, as a prune, clipboard, coat hangers, discovery, elephant in the room, flopping, ha ha ha ha ha ha, hip hip hip, juggling, lady, lino, lino printing, madness, multi-knees?, observations, serendipity, studio/workshop, style, surrealism, sweat-damp, towel?, vent-room, weee!, wimna, words, workbench
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What?… More French curve bird heads?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found inside the helmet of a 500-year-old suit of armour.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But French curves are really great, aren’t they?Such useful shapes! And with the addition of just one white spot, as … Continue reading
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Tagged a saw?, arts, bird heads, clipboard, conversation, conversation., cubes?, eraser, eyes, French Curve birds, French curves, lost plectrum, madness, observations, out of holes, pencil, preliminary drawing, serendipity, style, surreal world, surrealism, words
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Hm… Letter stencils…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like an orange, it gives a good sharp point, but it often rolls off the table. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, letter stencils. Someone gave them to me, I think they … Continue reading
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Tagged a good sharp point, an orange?, art, arts, Beatles?, blog readers, clipboard, erasers, film yellow submarine, mug of tea, observations, paper?, pencil, pencils, rough sketch, rubber, serendipity, stencils, style, surrealism, the word NO, triangles, unusual pencil sharpener, white corrector, words
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So, I thought that I’d just fake it…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s single dictionary word is, sazhen – a Russian measure, apparently about seven feet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yesterday, dear reader, I was thinking it was about time to show another of my (seemingly never ending) series of lino … Continue reading
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Tagged arcs, art, artists are liars, arts, cable, cable reel, clipboard, conversation, curves, cut the grass, discovery, fake, fake drawing, faking it!, grass, mowing, of habit, preliminary drawing, quick sketch, Russian, sazhen, serendipity, style, surrealism, words
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Look out!… Look out!… Here it comes!…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is: to peel back and discard the outer sticky layer, feel the under-crust with a finger for any protuberances or anomalies, pull out the plunger marked with a black cross and see that it slides … Continue reading
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Tagged about A4 in size, art, arts, beast, big eye, black and white, blinking, clipboard, come on then!, conversation, discovery, dog, French curves, German no good, instruction, Japanese paper, lino cut print, Lord Mayor, madness, moon or sun?, observations, oil-based inks, people, rug, serendipity, small attendance, sticky layer, style, surrealism, visitiation, words
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What’s that, on the rug?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one that was eventually found in one of Queen Elizabeth II’s jewel boxes. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What?… Where?… The title?… Oh, on the rug… Well, I seem to have got into the habit … Continue reading
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Tagged a rug, a sun?, art, arts, better in the photo, big French curve, clipboard, cold concrete, composition, HM Queen Elizabeth II, jewel box, lino design, little people, lost plectrum, madness, pencil and pen, people watching, serendipity, shadows, style, surrealism, the foor, threat?, title?, words, workshop rug
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A protractor, Dave?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: flapping, paramagnetic, faveolate, cunctatious, trolloping, sarcenchymatous, morganatic and fruity. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, a protractor – there’s one in today’s photograph – an instrument for measuring angles, typically in the form of a … Continue reading
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Tagged angles, ballpoint pen, being careful, carefully selected adjectives, clipboard, cunctatious, dear reader, degrees, depth, designing, distance, drawing, drawing pad, faveolate, flapping, fruity, illusion, marking out, morganatic, paramagnetic, perspective, protractor, sarcenchymatous, trolloping, white rectangle, yawning
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Is it going to be French curves again, Dave?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found marking pages 808-809 in a battered old single-volume copy of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I suppose some mean spirited people might say that I was ‘cheating’ … Continue reading
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Tagged a rant, birds?, Bob's you uncle, cheating, clipboard, coloured disc, cubes, Damien Hirst, dots for eyes, eyes, fighting birds?, French curves, Leo Tolstoy, lino block, lino cut print, lino cut printing, lost plectrum, Mona Lisa, photo., self criticism, War and Peace
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An interesting mind ramble, over lunch…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s banana is the solitary one that has decided to curve itself around the bottom of the teapot. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yesterday around noon, I was sitting at the bench in my little workshop. I was eating a … Continue reading
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Tagged anomaly, anthropormorphism, banana, beans on buttered toast, chance, clipboard, cult, fabric of reality, juxtaposition, madness, Marmite, observations, perception, politics, radio, realality, religion, revelation, satsuma, serendipity, slouching, spacetime, spirits, teapot, The Matrix, transcendental, twaddle, unknown hand, visual aberration, wires
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