A New Rough Draft and a new (almost) finished illustration

 Curiosity - from a poem in "The Scottish Cat" literature collection; and the draft headed to Vicky Mark, a dear friend and gorgeous woman.

An Lon Dubh - The Blackbirds. Still some polishing to do, but one of the favorites of this series so far.

Maybe I'll get in the habit of this

 Mo leabaidh deán suas Ri fuaim na h-atair eachd áird - In my bed lay me down to the sea's lofty roar This is an illustration for Easkey Britton, a world traveling, awe inspiring Irish surfer and a fellow barer of my daughter's name, though we went with the Gaeilge Iascí. Note the surf boards against the house.

 Winter begins to waken the sea's great roaring wave - inspired by "The Hag of Béara." An ancient Irish poem.

Since I've managed twice in a week to post rough previews of my work, from my illustration desk as it were, I thought it only fair to give a wider view of where I do my work these days, though everything is in traveling trays and the board comes up so I can take it all out to the garden for inspiration.

Rough Preview of Current Works

 Nead an Pighíead - The pigeon's nest, if I remember correctly. I have a little Gaeilge, but very little

 An Colm Ar An Ngeata - The Pigeon on the Gate

 Is tú mo Ghra - Its you I love, from Colm O'Snodaigh's album GIVINGS, and possibly my favorite song ever

 Barra Taoide - High Tide, inspired by the Mícheál Ua Ciarmhaic poetry book of the same name

 An Grian Ract

 Ruelaj - Seduction, from a Roma traditional tune

 Graide og an le agugá - Bibouac of the Dead

 An Sheachtad nara Cnuichidh - Snow on the Hill

 An Lion faoi blat - The flax in bloom

 An Geangan glas - the green branch

 An Sean Mhointean - The Old Bog Ground - Inspired by the Iron Age Bog Man of Ireland, found in County Offaly

 The Prayer of Origen

 Rinnce An Leanbh - Dance the Baby

 The Scholar - Scholaire

 Caoineadh - Lament

 Bradan Beo - The Quick Salmon, from a poem by Mícheál Ua Ciarmhaic

 Seoithín - Hush

 Mo Muirnin Sa Codhladh - My Darling Asleep

 Gligín Airgead - Silver Bells, from a compilation of stories. Ancient Druidic Bards were given branches ornate with silver bells as a symbol of respect. Then in the 1970s, bells were placed around the necks of Irish school children who were caught using their Gaeilge.

 Deoc Dlenna - Draft of Ale

 Trasna na Tonnta - Over the waves

 An Callín Deas Donn - The pretty brown girl

 An Sean Duine Sugach - The Jolly Old Man

 Ronan Og - young Ronan

 Cumann Na Gaoideaige - The Gaelic Club

 Amuig ar an Fairge - Out on the Sea

 An Taoi Seách Luinge - The Sea Captain

 Caint Na BhFaoileann - Speech to the Seagull, from the same titled poem by Mícheál Ua Ciarmhaic

 Baintreabhach an Lasgaire - The Fisherman's Widow

 Athas do lá is bláth ar chrann - Joy for the day and the flower of the tree This phrase came from a small sketchbook I keep where I will write down turns of phrase and lines of poems that interest me, but I unfortunately didn't record what the source of this was, and haven't located it ... yet.

 Lus na Gaioighe - Plant of the Wind (Wood Anemone)

 Blat nah Oige - In the Bloom of Youth

 Fear as Conamara - The man from Connemara

 Celeis - The Sorrow

 Kyrie Eleison - Lord Have Mercy, from an ancient Liturgical song

Gort an Tobair - Spring Garden