HOW LIKE AN ANGEL

Drawing gannets on the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth. Thinking of Thomas Traherne′s words "How like an Angel came I down", and Gerald Finzi′s setting of the words "Dies Natalis"

Looking towards the Rock from the boat

"..the sea trip takes about forty minutes."

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Landing is precarious

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The Colony

"Confusing at first."

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Drawing

"You try to draw everything; then you settle for a few basic shapes."

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Working Drawing

"Back home – working out how to make carvings from the shapes."

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Gannets Greeting

"Gannets are monogamous and greet their mate ecstatically."

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Bowing Forms

"They bow to each other, usually twice."

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Preening Form

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Preening Form II

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Skypointing

"Surprising how from 40,000 gannets they can spot their mate."

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"The stars did entertain my sense"

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"The world resembled His Eternity"

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"I felt a vigour in my sense"

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