Bridget

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My aunt Catherine (R.I.P) out in County Mayo looked very much like that, Michael, except she wore granny Clampett wire framed specs. Lovely old girl who lived in the country all he life. (-:

Posted by Jim Morris on Fri 29 Sep 18:31:16

They are always appearing to me Jim but I know very little about the other than they were North Roscommon and from Monaghan too.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 29 Sep 18:51:23

Wonderful portrait, Michael, very expressive too.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sat 30 Sep 15:30:40

Thanks Cesare.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sat 30 Sep 15:35:58

I know I keep saying it. Superb draughtsmanship. How big is it?

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 01 Oct 16:20:04

Thanks Goodrun. It's on an A4 sheet overall within a 1 to 2 inch border from the tape surround. So about 6” by 8”.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sun 01 Oct 17:04:39

Hang on Studio Wall

29/09/2017

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Watercolour. My great great grandmother, Bridget, visited me in my sleep last night. 'I come with truths Michael', she said, 'Mental Health Care should be a global human right'. 'I agree granma', I retorted.

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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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