Towards Hopper's Wood.

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Another good landscape, Michael.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sat 24 Feb 21:32:09

Thanks Cesare.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sat 24 Feb 22:02:45

Very fine work, Micheal.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Sun 25 Feb 07:20:01

Simple and very effective .

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Sun 25 Feb 07:54:00

Wonderful simplicity.

Posted by David Perry on Sun 25 Feb 08:23:25

Love its simple message of peace and tranquility. I love Khadi paper too!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Sun 25 Feb 08:55:32

Thanks Lewis, Sylvia, David and Thalia.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 25 Feb 09:45:26

Wonderful washes. How are you finding Khadi paper?

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 25 Feb 11:52:27

Thanks Gudrun. I thought this one worked out well but the others less so. I like the way it bleeds strongly and creates some happy accidents. I need accidents. I keep trying the landscapes in the hope I get better. I'm happier away from detail, like this one. Because I'm poor at detail I tend towards semi-abstract. So maybe that's where I should be. I really like to see your portraits Gudrun.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 25 Feb 12:25:59

Lovely work Michael.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sun 25 Feb 14:26:53

I really like this - simple, free and fresh - always the best!

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Sun 25 Feb 14:38:01

Thanks Margaret and Maureen. You are so right Maureen.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 25 Feb 16:20:56

Hang on Studio Wall

24/02/2018

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Watercolour on Khadi Paper

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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