Sweet Sixteen

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I remember those days as if it were yesterday Michael. She looks pretty stunning to me. Lovely little sketch.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Sun 03 Jul 17:55:07

Thanks Adele.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 03 Jul 18:08:58

I can't do stunning Michael....but you can!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 03 Jul 19:09:40

Thanks Fiona but that is where you're wrong, wrong, wrong! You are a stunner and also a stunning artist!

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 03 Jul 19:19:36

Good solid basic drawing techniques here Michael, nice work.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Mon 04 Jul 14:32:32

Thanks Alan.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Mon 04 Jul 14:35:26

Hang on Studio Wall

03/07/2016

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Pencil sketch. From a black and white photo. Annette at 16. The sketch is quite accurate but I haven't quite caught enough 'stunningness'.

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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