Notre Dame Apres Midi - Notre Dame Afternoon Metal Print

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Since the disastrous 2019 fire, there has been increased interest in the Notre Dame Cathedral on the Île de la Cité in Paris, France. This is an oil painting in the style of the French Impressionists of Notre Dame as it was in the afternoon of the 24th April 2015.

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...