Chateau de Losse at Thonac France Metal Print

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Freehand ink sketch by Dai Wynn of the Château de Losse situated on the bank of the Vézère River at Thonac in south central France. Drawn on 300gsm medium texture Arches cotton paper. 29.7 cm high by 21 cm wide by 0.1 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...