The harbour at Blyth.

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The painting is fabulous, Michael. The story is good too.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Mon 15 Apr 18:56:51

Thanks Ellen.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Mon 15 Apr 19:22:06

Michael....this is stunning, absolutely love everything about it. Just suggestions that work brilliantly. Aye well, you know why you tranced don’t you......they had a little extra divine help.....perhaps?

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 15 Apr 19:40:36

Thanks Fiona. Aye, your neighbours, the Catholic’s.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Mon 15 Apr 19:46:42

Love the impasto effects Michael, especially the whites which look like sails. A lovely painting. You can’t win ‘em all.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 15 Apr 20:49:24

Thanks Carole.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Mon 15 Apr 22:02:38

Good work Michael; love paintings with a story.

Posted by Jim Morris on Mon 15 Apr 22:53:36

Thanks Jim.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Tue 16 Apr 01:49:08

Eeeh, Blyth! Well Michael, maybe the defeat was to do with a bit more.....a Scotsman once said to me that Geordies are just Scots wi' their brains bashed oot!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Tue 16 Apr 08:07:56

That could be right Marjorie. They knocked our blocks off at least.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Tue 16 Apr 08:11:18

Very effective, Michael

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Tue 16 Apr 17:20:31

Thanks Maureen.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Tue 16 Apr 17:21:40

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15/04/2019

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Oil on canvas 12x10, palette knife. When I was 17 I rowed for Durham City in a four crew. 4 big lads. At the Blyth Regatta we were drawn against St. Joseph’s of Dumfries. Little school lads. We thought we’d trounce them, however, they left us standing from the start. Well beaten by some puny schoolboys. I learned a lesson from that embarrassment - don’t underestimate your opponent.

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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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