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A wise man indeed. Love the colours used.

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 02 Oct 11:37:42

Thanks Heather.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sat 02 Oct 11:38:34

He looks very dashing. Love the all knowing look and the purple shirt Michael.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sat 02 Oct 13:58:41

Very wise words. Excellent portrait Michael!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 02 Oct 14:06:15

Thanks Carole and Fiona.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sat 02 Oct 15:54:12

Beautifully rendered...love the amalgamation of soft and bold colours.👏👏

Posted by Harman Bains on Sun 03 Oct 06:45:19

Superb portrait. Have you given up on paint?

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 03 Oct 09:40:54

Excellent

Posted by Romila Datta on Sun 03 Oct 19:49:52

Hang on Studio Wall

02/10/2021

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Portrait of a wise man who told me, ‘Not all Pirates are on the sea, not all Cowboys ride horses, not all Paedophiles are fat and baldy, not all Facists have a little moustache and not all Taliban have long beards’. Digital image on iPad.

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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