These Irish eyes are smiling.
He's not smiling, and yet he's not NOT smiling either, but you know he's amused, all the same; the muscles just under his eyes are tensed, even if they haven't quite started to crinkle the skin, and the corners of his mouth are tipped up just that slightest bit. His gaze is so direct that it almost feels like he's quietly sharing an inside joke with us, one where you silently shoot an amused look at the only other person in the room who knows why what just happened was funny.
Photo used for reference was taken by Neil Bennett for a 2014 Hunger magazine article.
About 6-7 hours of drawing time for this one, I will admit to losing track of time more than once, lol. Painted as a birthday gift for the ever amazing and wonderful![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
mrs_leary, who promptly told me to share it with all of you.
He's not smiling, and yet he's not NOT smiling either, but you know he's amused, all the same; the muscles just under his eyes are tensed, even if they haven't quite started to crinkle the skin, and the corners of his mouth are tipped up just that slightest bit. His gaze is so direct that it almost feels like he's quietly sharing an inside joke with us, one where you silently shoot an amused look at the only other person in the room who knows why what just happened was funny.
Photo used for reference was taken by Neil Bennett for a 2014 Hunger magazine article.
About 6-7 hours of drawing time for this one, I will admit to losing track of time more than once, lol. Painted as a birthday gift for the ever amazing and wonderful
mrs_leary, who promptly told me to share it with all of you. 
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