Highlander.

Highlander.
Comments

Lovely style Michael. Out of interest do you use black paint from the tube or is this mixed?

Thanks Tessa. I mixed Lamp Back with French Ultramarine.

Like this a lot. Love the background colour and overall brushwork, great strong painting

Thanks. I was always told never to use black (penalty of death!) but this is very effective use of a limited palette.

Thanks Heather and Tessa.

Very effective portrait, Michael

Thanks Gudrun and Maureen.

Such a strong effective image, Michael!

I think I recognise the look Michael.....rugged and purposeful attitude to your Highlander. Your brush work and palette make this such a strong portrait.

Thanks for your encouragement Fiona. I’m getting braver with the brush.

Nice portrait Mick- I like it.

Hang on Studio Wall
23/04/2019
0 likes
310 views

Oil on canvas 10x10 inches.

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…

View full profile
More by Michael Mcmanus