Tag Archives: colour pastels

How I do my smudges…

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found sticking up out of the sand of the Sahara, miles and miles from anywhere. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, my smudges. When I do charcoal and pastel drawings (did you know … Continue reading →

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Stella stands well back…

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Vladimir Nabokov’s 1933 novel Laughter in the Dark, which I have just decided to re-read. This is the opening paragraph, which unfortunately gives away the whole plot: Once upon a time there … Continue reading →

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So Dave, why do you bother with the drawings?…

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Vladimir Nabokov’s 1928 novel King, Queen, Knave, which I finished re-reading a month or two ago: …she (Martha) imagined quite vividly and realistically how he would raise his eyebrows on seeing his … Continue reading →

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Stella spots the snowflakes…

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s financial forecast is for money to grow on trees and for everyone to be penny wise and pound foolish, but of course do keep an eye on the markets. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Four Views’ (1994) Pastel and … Continue reading →

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