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Glyn Davies Photo Gallery

"Close to my Dad" Dinas Dinlle

"Close to my Dad" Dinas Dinlle

GD001365-A5

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I'd headed for Dinas Dinlle simply because I thought my Mum & Dad might be going there, but the car park was empty. I geared up and sat for a short while looking at the amazing sight before me, the salt spray covering the windscreen and the van being rocked by the gales, almost 100 mph they said today in the UK. Jeremy Vine was on the radio chatting with those trapped by the gales, but the sunlight here was intense and positive, the wind felt like a heartbeat and pull of the outdoors was greater than the force used to seal the van door closed.
As I sat there, a small black car turned up, and there was my Dad, smiling at me through the front window, Mum waving at me lovingly from the passenger seat. Dad and I went for a walk together whilst Mum sheltered in the car. I was intent on taking pictures, and my Dad was doing his best to be close but not too close. I watched him as he huddled over the debris washed up on the high tide mark, beachcombing like he'd always done with us as kids, and I felt very very sad. My Dad is getting older, and he struggles more with things he'd once have taken in his stride.
He said he was going to head back to have a coffee with Mum, and I said I'd take a few more shots then join them, but as I watched his slightly unstable retreat back towards the car, blown sideways by the wind, I couldn't take any more images, and I made my way back to join them. The cafe was shut. They made their way home whilst I stayed for the last of the light on this stormy beach. It was a day where I was being torn apart, emotionally, physically and spiritually.
I called in on them on the way home, and chatted for hours. It's funny isn't it, that even the most stunning things on the planet, pale into significance when you consider real love, and real loss.


Print Info - An important read

NB - COPYRIGHT WATERMARK DOES NOT APPEAR IN FINAL PRINT

ABOUT THE PRINTS:

Glyn's prints are all produced on soft-textured, archival cotton-rag paper, using archival pigment inks. The manufacturer's estimated lifespan for these prints is over 200 years when behind glass & viewed under artificial lighting.

Each print is signed & titled by the artist, and the editioned prints are obviously numbered as well. Glyn limit's his print editions to short quantities, so you are purchasing much rarer artworks than the mass-produced prints seen in furniture & home stores.

Editions range from 3 to 30 copies in the A2 & A1 size, and just 5 copies in the A0 size.

PRINT SIZES:

Prints and editions are available as follows
All prints have a border.

A5 Archival, signed prints are 6x4" on A5 sheets

A4 Archival, signed prints are 9"x 6" on A4 sheets
A3 Archival, signed prints are 15" x 10" on A3 or Super A3 sheets
A2 Archival, signed, numbered EDITION prints are 21" x 14", printed on A2 sheets
A1 Archival, signed, numbered EDITION prints are 28.5" x 19" printed on roll paper
A0 Archival, signed, numbered EDITION prints are 45" x 30" printed on roll paper


PACKAGING:

A4 prints are placed inside an archival protective sleeve and sent flat-packed.
A3 prints and larger will be placed within an archival protective polyester sleeve and then rolled, placed in one postal tube, which is then placed inside a second postal tube to try and ensure maximum safety during transit. Prints have been shipped to the EU, USA and Australia without any issues so far.

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