Portrait of the Artist’s wife as a young woman. by Michael Mcmanus

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I like your posts today, Micheal...this one in particular. Great expression and I like the way you've drawn the hair.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 24 Jan 11:11:32

Thanks Lewis.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 24 Jan 11:30:59

Lovely drawing of a lovely face. It must have taken you ages to draw her her Michael.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 24 Jan 14:06:57

Sorry I meant ‘hair’.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 24 Jan 14:07:21

Thanks Carole.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 24 Jan 14:51:00

Love it, Michael, especially the shine on her hair

Posted by Thalia Stones on Fri 24 Jan 15:20:33

Thanks Thalia. It just came right.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 24 Jan 16:28:10

Great drawing Michael like the intense look too.

Posted by Willie Drea on Fri 24 Jan 17:15:33

Thanks Willie.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 24 Jan 17:28:09

You must have made a very attractive couple Michael, turning heads wherever you both went. I like the intensity of Annettes hair and the highlight to reflect its shine.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 24 Jan 18:53:50

Thanks Fiona. Yes, we were like a pair of film stars. In fact we still are but now we’re old ones!

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 24 Jan 19:01:58

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24/01/2020

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8B pencil.

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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