Cyn Cau'r Drws (Gyda Meibion Menlli)

Inside the image.

A square photographic cover centres on an older man seated in front of a dark wooden door or wall. He faces the viewer, framed from about the waist upwards, with his hands resting together across his lap near the lower edge. His short white hair and face are lit against the darker background. He wears a light grey, finely checked jacket, a pale pink shirt and a pink patterned tie; a small pale pocket square shows at the viewer’s right side of his jacket. His expression is relaxed, with a slight smile.

Dark brown vertical wooden boards fill the background. Their grain and seams remain visible, with a few narrow, nearly black gaps. The man occupies most of the central and right portions of the image, while a broad, darker board at the left provides a strip for the vertical lettering. The crop brings his shoulders close to both side edges and cuts off his arms and lower body at the bottom. The restrained palette of brown, charcoal and grey is accented by the pink shirt and tie and the warm tones of his face. The lighting is soft and fairly even on the man, with subdued shadows around his jacket and beneath his chin. The cover is a straightforward colour photograph, with no visible border or decorative graphic treatment.

Large pale lettering across the top reads “Aled Lloyd Davies”. Directly beneath it, smaller uppercase text reads “GYDA MEIBION MENLLI”. Along the left side, large muted salmon-pink uppercase letters run vertically down the dark wood, reading “CYN CAU'R DRWS”. The vertical title sits clear of the portrait, while the two horizontal lines occupy the space above the man’s head.