Lough Meelagh in mist.

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This sums it up beautifully Michael.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 20 Mar 17:46:32

Thanks Gudrun. Have a good creative week.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 20 Mar 18:25:27

Beautiful words to go with beautiful work...

Posted by Sylvia Pawson on Sun 20 Mar 19:00:20

You have instilled a sense of place and atmosphere Michael, I like this very much.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 20 Mar 19:03:02

Thanks Sylvia and Fiona. You know how pleasing your work is to me. Have a good week.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 20 Mar 19:22:53

Simplified beauty, you cannot fail to be moved by this stunning image.

Posted by Suzette Landau on Sun 20 Mar 21:08:59

Thanks for kind words Suzette. I've enjoyed looking at your work. Talented!

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 20 Mar 21:47:07

Full of Irish charm and magical mists Michael.

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Sun 20 Mar 22:17:16

Thanks Sarah. I've enjoyed looking through your lovely colourful and detailed work.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Mon 21 Mar 03:09:20

The narrative and the painting blend together wonderfully. The haze gives it a mystical feel. A great job.

Posted by andre mulard on Mon 21 Mar 07:50:09

Thanks Andre. Have a good week. I look forward to your next one.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Mon 21 Mar 07:57:43

Fine painting Michael, just enough detail.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 21 Mar 10:08:44

Thanks very much Carole. I'm not very good with detail. Have a good week.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Mon 21 Mar 12:03:59

Wonderful painting with great atmosphere and feeling of peace and serenity, Michael.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Mon 21 Mar 14:01:34

Suzette speaks for me too Michael, this is a magical piece, superb in its simplicity!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Mon 21 Mar 14:10:46

Thanks for your kindness Cesare and Russell. Most inspiring.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Mon 21 Mar 17:52:51

Hang on Studio Wall

20/03/2016

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Digital. These Irish places have a pure sense of 'spirit', especially if they have personal family history. I returned for the first time to this place which had been our family place for centuries before the 1850s. I wrote, 'I make no excuse for my emotional feelings on that day. It was an extraordinary feeling as I stepped from the car outside the old presbytery in the village of Keadue. Hairs suddenly stood erect on the back of my neck and butterflies inhabited my stomach. Beside me, I sensed my sister, Kath, was experiencing something similar - but still we managed to retain our composure, resisting an urge to explode into discursive emotion. As we walked quietly upwards and away from the village of Keadue, along the lane hedged with honeysuckle and blackthorn, a spiritual sense of de ja vous pervaded my imagination. The lane became vivid with family spirits from the past. After nearly 150 years of absence our McManuses had returned again to our ancient home of Kilronan'.

About the Artist

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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