Dull

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You have captured that expression PERFECTLY - at the risk of offending, a civil servant maybe?

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 30 Apr 10:32:44

Hope he’s not looking! Very good portrait Michael.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Sun 30 Apr 12:37:15

Thanks Heather and Tessa. Yes, a few Heather.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 30 Apr 16:02:40

Must admit he lacks a little joie de vie! Good portrait though!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Sun 30 Apr 17:00:13

To be avoided Michael, it’s contagious. I don’t think I was a dull civil servant, perhaps I was 🤔 depends which branch. Humour is a life saver in some branches. Another super portrait, love the palette.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 30 Apr 17:25:25

Thanks Linda and Fiona.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 30 Apr 17:54:02

Superb and well captured!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Mon 01 May 04:03:22

Thanks Thalia.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Mon 01 May 07:07:24

Wow, Michael, really like it.

Posted by Coral Pastor Caparrós on Wed 03 May 06:51:14

He does look very stern - but it is still a very good portrait. I love the colours and your mark making.

Posted by Bobbie Matulja on Thu 04 May 14:06:41

Thanks Coral and Bobbie

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Thu 04 May 19:09:45

Hang on Studio Wall

30/04/2023

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Portrait of a work colleague who wasn’t only very dull, he was the cause of dullness in others. Oil on canvas, scratched.

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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