Nasty piece of work

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I think she came to our place when she left you Michael..... Good sketch. (-:

Posted by Jim Morris on Mon 07 Oct 19:50:12

Thanks Jim.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Mon 07 Oct 20:56:07

Great characterisation Michael!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Tue 08 Oct 06:11:26

Thanks Thalia.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Tue 08 Oct 06:31:13

Great expression there, Michael. With that on our faces most of us would look like a nasty piece of work. Excellent drawing.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Tue 08 Oct 07:17:03

You can tell exactly how you felt about her … I would too!

Posted by Heather Love on Tue 08 Oct 07:28:19

You have a great talent for depicting particular expressions. We can all relate to the people you paint, as we all know someone similar Michael. This lady reminds me of a horrible P.E. Teacher I had at school. Brilliant as usual Michael.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Tue 08 Oct 08:09:56

Excellent. Encapsulates it all.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Tue 08 Oct 12:38:29

Good drawing and good expression, Michael.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Tue 08 Oct 12:57:54

Super expression Michael, that sneer travels all the way to her eyes. She has a very lovely neck though.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 08 Oct 14:54:41

Thank you all for your kind comments.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Tue 08 Oct 15:32:18

Hang on Studio Wall

07/10/2019

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Portrait of a work colleague who was unpleasant and cruel and who had a bladder like an elephant. Graphite pencil.

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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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