Spinster, Rake and Lover
SPINSTER, RAKE AND LOVER, oil, 46 x 61 cm (18" x 24")
© Fergus A Ryan, 2017


"Sheepswool, straw and droppings cover
Graves of spinster, rake and lover,
Whose fantastic mausoleum
Sings its own seablown Te Deum,
In and out the slipping slates."
From John Betjeman's Ireland With Emily

Original SOLD at Gallery 1608, Bushmills, Co. Antrim