Elle McManus

Elle McManus
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Very nice painting Michael well done indeed

Thanks for your inspiration Dennis.

You have shown a real depth of feeling here, Michael. The comment in your profile resonates with me, You state "I get absorbed with art and it helps me forget personal darkness." and I wonder how true that may be with many artists? I hope this encourages you. Keep going!

Thanks very much Ruth. There are some things which are hard to ignore, especially family matters, and art is a short relief from these. Parallel with this absorption is mutual thinking and conversation and I'm grateful for your comments.

Hang on Studio Wall
08/02/2016
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Oil on canvas

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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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