Forceful

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Super portrait. It puts me in mind of another, better known, portrait which I can picture in my head, but can't remember the artist. It'll come to me tomorrow.

She looks ashamed of herself (ho ho). Another good painting.

I love the colours you’re using at the moment Michael.

Fabulous.

Great use of colour and very stylish Michael. Hope you’ve recovered from the ordeal!

I like this very much. I like the emphasised edges and the way you have taken the background into the face.

Love the colours and clarity

Thanks Heather, Marjorie, Chris, Frank, Collette and Martin.

Great portrait!

Aye, that’ll be right…..the feeling of mortification that is, to either of the listed meanings! 😂😉

Forgot to add….fabulous portrait!

Thanks Linda and Fiona. I was so traumatised I couldn’t eat for three hours Fiona.

I think this is very beautiful.

Wonderful portrait collection recently Michael. A joy to see.

Thanks for your kindness Diane and Willie.

Excellent! Self satisfied springs to my mind!

Thanks Thalia. Yes, she was mercenary.

She looks like someone I'd like to know.

I hope you meet her Janet.

Hang on Studio Wall
30/04/2023
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Portrait of a woman who forced herself upon me. I was absolutely mortified. Oil on canvas.

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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