Darebin Creek Gum Tree Wood Print

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Watercolour painting by Dai Wynn of a gum tree by Darebin Creek at Alphington, east of Melbourne. This spot is a short stroll from Dai's studio. Painted on 300gsm Arches paper. 42 cm high by 29.5 cm wide by 0.1 cm deep approximately. A3 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...