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There are some beauties on here! Here's one I enjoyed...
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Our super sleuth strikes again, well done Collette .
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Well done!
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New England Mood by Ted Goerschner.
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And yet more have a good day .
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Apologies for the lousy photo, but I took this in a cafe in east London a few years ago, made me laugh!
Also this which a friend sent…I guess more cartoons than art but still amusing.
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It is possible - if you get it in a bit of warm water and Fairy Liquid quickly enough - just to use soap and water. But you're right that White Spirit should not have caused the hairs to come out in clumps; and also that probably most of us use white spirt or other solvent to clean varnish brushes - depends a bit on the varnish. W & N's is what I normally use, and as their varnish range isn't large, we probably use the same one.
Probably wasn't my best guess, but I was struggling to think what else would have caused the glue to fail after years of use. Fifteen years old - well... that is a bit of extra information, though I have brushes 20 or 30 years older than that, still in good nick.... It's a bit of a mystery. But at least you've got two alternative suggestions now. Good luck with bristles staying in place in future. From your even fuller account, I can't believe it's anything you've done wrong - I'm still quite keen on my moth theory, though! They won't make glue fail, but will get into to bristle and sable brushes and feast on the base of the hair - the white-shouldered moth is one of the worst: they don't last long in my place, if I see 'em first.
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These are great, keep them coming.
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Trying to keep with the theme of art.
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I’ve been using this Jackson’s 2in brush without any issues…
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I'm pretty sure soap and water alone would not clean varnish like Winsor & Newton Artist's Varnish (either Gloss or Matt).
In the past I have used white spirit followed by washing in soap and warm water to remove any residue. That prevents the bristles becoming stiff when they dry.
I try to only submerge the bristles in the white spirit. I avoid dunking the ferrule although a small amount may find it's way in.
I wrap the brush in brown paper to keep it in shape when stored.
My guess is that the glue they use deteriorates with age. I think the brush must be about 15 years old.
The recent heatwave may have exacerbated the problem: The bedroom where I keep my art materials probably reached at least 32 degC
I have never had this problem with paint brushes used for decorating.
I have ordered a replacement. The cheapest I can find is around £8 including delivery.
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Bloom Country cartoon series with Opus the penguin and Bill the cat. 'Breathed' is the cartoonist taking the mickey out of himself.
This might be more accessible:
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I don't understand one of them, but I always like a Thelwell to cheer me up. The one I don't understand probably relates to a cartoon series with which I'm not familiar, i.e. the one with a scraggy tiger and what looks like a painterly penguin...