Not an urgent issue.

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Lovely to see your ebullient work again Michael. Always enjoy the tall stories that go with your art. Everything about her face moves with such explosive energy and I would hate to think what would happen in a real emergency. Anyway, great stuff Michael.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sun 06 Aug 12:24:41

Thank you for your kind comments Carole and enjoying my tall stories.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 06 Aug 13:22:07

Oy my goodness - words as good as your paintings.

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 06 Aug 14:16:55

Oh my she looks so scary Michael, hope your wife chased her off!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sun 06 Aug 15:10:59

Thanks Heather and Carole. Just ‘cause I’d put the bin out early Carole.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 06 Aug 15:52:01

Blimey Michael, some people just overreact don’t they…..I suppose it was the wrong colour bin as well….you didn’t stand a chance really! A super portrait!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 06 Aug 16:58:55

Thanks Fiona. Blue instead of black.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 06 Aug 18:41:43

She’s certainly got something to say and is determined to be heard! Very well done Michael.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sun 06 Aug 20:08:05

Thanks Spencer.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Mon 07 Aug 06:40:21

That's a bit scary!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Tue 08 Aug 21:49:17

She was Diane.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 13 Aug 09:03:39

Hang on Studio Wall

06/08/2023

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‘I don’t think that’s an urgent issue’, I told her. Her verbal response was horrifying and I’m still traumatised. 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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