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Dangerous beasts those sparrows!

Posted by Stephen Slater on Sun 24 Sep 07:40:57

They'll give you a nasty peck.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 24 Sep 08:10:48

Ha ha.....Michael I nearly choked on my cup of tea! Lol! Spuggs is back home, on bail, and the picture of innocence this morning. She has an appointment with probation tomorrow, it seems she is becoming a recidivist.......I'm used to her attacking me in my armchair, but this! Her crime level has gone up a notch I fear, she's been warned, she will be behind bars if she carries on attacking innocent women in their beds! That apart Mick, this is very good indeed, there are some really tricky angles and view points. Excellent!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 24 Sep 08:17:00

Thanks Fiona. Keep her under house arrest.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 24 Sep 08:21:50

Michael this is very well draw.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Sun 24 Sep 13:48:53

Thanks John.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 24 Sep 14:10:09

What a great painting Michael, your drawing of 'the body' is excellent. Love the story!

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sun 24 Sep 15:12:46

Macabre? Yes. Superbly done? Yes. Art? Yes.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 24 Sep 16:09:35

Thanks Margaret and Gudrun.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 24 Sep 18:24:44

Beautiful painting and interesting story, Michael.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sun 24 Sep 20:33:26

Thanks Cesare.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 24 Sep 20:37:23

Hang on Studio Wall

24/09/2017

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Crime scene, whodunnit? There was something that just wasn’t right about this crime scene, so I called for the great forensic artist and wildlife expert Detective Inspector Fiona Phipps. It turned out that the woman had been attacked in her bed by the notorious renegade giant sparrow, Spugsy. Culprit captured, case closed. After Pfahl.

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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