A girl who suddenly appeared at a bedroom window when I was walking past the house one night

A girl who suddenly appeared at a bedroom window when I was walking past the house one night
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Lol! Was it a one off Mick? That looks a seriously difficult angle to draw Mick, love the marks and washes they add to the dynamics.

Well drawn, Michael. Getting the figure perspective right on this difficult pose can't have been easy but it looks great.

Thanks Fiona and Willie. It was a one off Fiona 'cause I was too afraid to walk past the house again. Me and the dog took another route after that. I did use some backlight here to help me get the outline shape right.

Very unusual viewpoint very well captured Michael.

You seem to have an interesting life Michael !! The washes and colours are excellent.

Thanks Louise. You don't know the half of it. I have had 70 years of experiences. I was often in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I love it Michael! Fantastic lines, unusual angle and smashing colours.

This is very good figure work Michael.

think you were up a tree from the angle, great stuff

Thanks. Your detective skills are exemplary Tony.

Now heres something different...

Thanks Russell and Peter.

Wonderful drawing, Michael, superb washes and beautiful light and shadows. I like the colours too.

A fascinating image. Michael

Thanks Gudrun. No not that one. This one is actually much better. It's 'The Figure Drawing Workbook' by John Raynes. A step by step guide to drawing the human figure. Published 1997 by Collins and Brown. You will love it. It was a couple of quid off ebay.

Love the title and the drawing is really powerful Diana

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Pencil sketch and watercolour. I suspect she deliberately did this. I reported it to the police but they just laughed me out of the police office.

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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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