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This is a late afternoon view of the former bluestone quarry at Alphington. Water now fills this part of the Darebin Wetlands above Darebin Creek. While many waterbirds normally call this man-made lake home, unfortunately I haven’t painted any in this view. Oil painting by Dai Wynn on linen. 20.3 cm high by 25.4 cm wide by 0.3 cm deep approximately.

Some of my friends wonder why I have changed my name from David to Dai. The short answer is that I haven’t. My parents, sisters and immediate family always used Dai (but pronounced “day”) as a short form of David — a nickname if you like. However, it appears that the Welsh adopted the name "Dai” (pronounced “die”) as a short form of Dafydd (pronounced “Dahveth”) the patron saint of Wales and also known as St David just across Offa’s Dyke. Why Wales? Well the name “Wynn” means fair-skinned or white in the Welsh language and my ancestors were certainly from around those parts (others were from Ireland and Cornwall, but paid full fare to sail to Australia. None was transported in chains I might add). Dafydd, being the Welsh version of...