Cobbled Alley in Moulins France Wood Print

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Pencil, pen and ink freehand sketch of a narrow cobbled alley in Moulins. This charming town lies on the Allier River, just north of Vichy, France. Sketched by Dai Wynn from a reference photograph he took when staying in a château in the region. 21 cm high by 14.9 cm wide by 0.1 cm deep approximately. A4 standard size.

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...