Sean Thornton

The second in my Quiet Man series of drawings. If you have not seen the movie, you must. It is a wonderfully different kind of movie for John Wayne. Our family watches it regularly. Ron and I have even kicked around the idea of making a board game based on the movie. LOL! One of these days, maybe.

This is 11×12.5 graphite and white charcoal on blue-toned pastel paper.


He’s a nice, quiet, peace-lovin’ man, come home to Ireland to forget his troubles. Sure, yes, yes, he’s a millionaire, you know, like all the Yanks. But he’s eccentric – ooh, he’s eccentric! Wait ’til I show ya… his bag to sleep in – a sleeping bag, he calls it! Here, let me show you how it operates. — Michaeleen Og Flynn

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