Towards Houghall Wood.

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They've got a nice gait, well painted Michael

Posted by Willie Drea on Wed 22 May 21:51:47

Nice painting, the figures are very good. Has a evening feel to it.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 22 May 22:04:09

Beautiful painting and figures, Michael.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Wed 22 May 22:05:46

I really like this painting, lovely and loose

Posted by Paul Webb on Wed 22 May 23:00:41

Thanks Willie, Paul, Cesare and Paul.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Thu 23 May 07:24:44

Nice loose treatment Micael, the figures have good movement.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Thu 23 May 07:25:39

Thanks Stephen.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Thu 23 May 07:39:40

You are so good at figures Michael.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Thu 23 May 07:50:16

Thanks Tessa.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Thu 23 May 08:08:44

That’s some sky Michael. Your lovely figures are walking into an apocalypse. Hope they get out unscathed. Great watercolour skills, a medium I really struggle with.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Thu 23 May 08:29:46

Really like this - great colours and composition.

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 23 May 09:35:24

Simple but so effective Michael I particularly like the warm glow you have created presumably created by the use of a strong yellow first wash.

Posted by Barry Hulme on Thu 23 May 09:40:00

Thanks Heather, Carole and Barry. Yes that’s right Barry. Trying to find the sun.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Thu 23 May 11:25:48

Hang on Studio Wall

22/05/2019

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Watercolour.

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Michael Mcmanus

I was born in 1946. In the 1960s and part of the 70s I was an airman in the Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm. I joined Durham Constabulary in 1971. In 1999 I retired from policing and began teaching sociology and criminology at Durham University with emphasis on policing and researching crime. I am drawn…

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