In Bruges

Portrait of Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, the leads from the wonderful In Bruges. As soon as I saw the movie, I fell in love with Martin McDonagh’s (the writer) sense of humor. It is dark, but with a weird love for the foibles of human behavior.

This was intended to be the groundwork for a painting, but after days working on it, I consider that a failure, so you get this sketch instead. The likenesses are pretty good, but I was not able to quite capture Gleeson’s facial expression. There’s a sense of bewilderment in the reference that looks more angry in my rendition.