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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4884…

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, lateritious.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mail Art Postcard. No. 4884.A simple collage on bright card, using clippings from cheap, or free, through the front door, magazines. ‘Oh, that Dave Whatt!…’‘What about him’?‘Well, all he does is, go, … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4943…

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s special word is Gorgonzola.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here it is!Look!… Another of my mail art postcards. I have done a lot of these things over the years. Maybe, when, and if, I get to card number 5,000 I should … Continue reading →

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Mail Art postcard. No. 4874…

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: antrorse, aplanatic, aphaeresis, anurous, apogamy, and appanage. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Extra marks will be awarded … Continue reading →

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That lino print without the ‘Z’ on it…

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s suit of armour is the one which is complete, except for a missing poleyn.Click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you see the first sketch, a few days ago?It had a book with it, at 90 degrees to the horizontal. … Continue reading →

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This is not art. No. 56….

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the word, economics.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it seems ages since I did a post that has the title, This is Not Art.Dear reader, here we go! Oh, even the sweeping, flowing white substrate … 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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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4935…

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s cuttlefish is the one that has decided that she will always be seen in the media, and in public, from now on, smoking a pipe.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Today’s mail art postcard is a great one! I’m really pleased … Continue reading →

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The very busy lino print…

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: pappus, selictar, gittern, twilly, faburden, and morsure. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences, ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. The professor will be picking … Continue reading →

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The final spatter painting…

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from P G Wodehouse’s 1939 novel Uncle Fred in the Springtime: ‘So you’re handing me the mitten’? ‘Yes, I am.’ ‘You’ll be sorry.’ ‘No, I shan’t.’ ‘I shall go straight to the devil.’ … Continue reading →

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A design, in a messy looking box…

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s nice looking dictionary word is, hierophant. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey up! As we are supposed to say, here in the North of England. No, it’s alright, it’s just another idea, a sketch, for a new lino print. … Continue reading →

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The slippery leaves…

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Raymond Chandler’s 1943 novel The High Window, I’ve read it before, but it is so good, I’m reading it again. It was furnished with grass rugs and reed stuff. There was a … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4887…

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: pedals pink, tire turquoise, saddle sienna, pump purple, handlebar heliotrope, bell brown, chain cherry, and brake blue.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Another of my strange mail art postcards, a simple collage on a bright buzzing surface, … Continue reading →

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What?… Another Black Dots one?…

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found by the FBI, with some papers, down Donald Trump’s toilet.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> See, these ‘Black Dots’ drawings/paintings all started with my drawing, a while back, some random spontaneous stuff with bright … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4906…

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is, Rib – a projecting band on a ceiling or a vault, usually structural, but sometimes purely decorative, separating the cells of a groined vault. I always fancied having a ribbed ceiling, or … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4905…

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: chubby, labrose, urinant, paripinnate, cricoid, azygous, and bouncy.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Another simple mail art postcard – just a couple of random snippets from some cheapskate magazine or other, glued, and juxtaposed, onto a very … Continue reading →

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So, why didn’t I take a…?

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from that mammoth 769 page paperback that I am currently slowly and heroically making my way through, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1871 novel, Devils. The midwife:For example, she’d never miss the christening of a baby she … Continue reading →

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The sketch and the lino print…

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s gerunds are: swimming, golfing, and burping. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, today, I was all set to show you a photograph of a preliminary rough sketch I’d done for a lino print, and then, after a few days … Continue reading →

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The splashy lino print…

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual, but very nice word is, batholith.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, splashy!A few days ago, dear reader, I showed you a photograph which included the preliminary sketch for today’s print, it also showed the French curve template that … Continue reading →

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Ah, yes, that lino print…

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: arcanum, zebu, yunx, quatorze, glossology, pancratium, and grammalogue. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Should the professor … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4758…

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s cuttlefish is the one making a very good job of reading the news on BBC radio – lovely diction – crisp and clear!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, another of my ‘mail art’ postcards – a simple college on bright … Continue reading →

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