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The village of Billy viewed from the castle ruin in the Auvergne region of central France. The light coloured patch in the background is an old chalk... more
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The village of Billy viewed from the castle ruin in the Auvergne region of central France. The light coloured patch in the background is an old chalk quarry.
Watercolour painting by Dai Wynn on 300 gsm smooth surface Arches cotton paper. 21 cm X 29.5 cm (8.25″ X 11.75″) 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...
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Deborah Benoit
Fab painting!! L
Dai Wynn replied:
Thank you Deborah. An interesting name for a French village, don't you think?