O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us
It wad frae monie a blunder free us
An' foolish notion
What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us
An' ev'n Devotion
The painting came from studies which were originally a request to develop an iconic image/logo of Robert Burns for the 'Homecoming Scotland 2009' celebrations. An image formulated by drawing together past documented and pictorial impressions of the Bard