Purple is for passion

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Great figure Michael, very well done, and the purple works well, it is always in my palette.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Fri 03 Jun 13:09:18

Thanks very much Cesare. Yes, your palette. Italians are known for their 'passion'. Not so much the British though.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 03 Jun 13:25:49

The purple is quite different Michael, lovely figure.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Fri 03 Jun 13:37:39

Thanks Carole.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 03 Jun 13:44:05

Lovely Michael love the purple

Posted by dennis roberts on Fri 03 Jun 14:03:19

Thanks Dennis.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 03 Jun 14:27:21

Lovely work Michael

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Fri 03 Jun 15:03:07

Thanks Dennis.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 03 Jun 15:35:42

A fine figure Michael, the purple is effective for showing the tones and shapes. I must get my Quink out again.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 03 Jun 20:40:36

Thanks Fiona.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 03 Jun 20:43:50

A Greek Adonis. Wonderful, Michael.

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Sat 04 Jun 17:02:41

Thanks Satu. It was a failure from my past attempt and then I saw the promise in it with the purple and the rougher edges. As they say, 'Don't throw anything out'.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Sat 04 Jun 18:06:46

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03/06/2016

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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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