Nico Annwyl

Inside the image.

A square photographic album cover centres on a smiling older man, shown from the chest upwards. His face fills much of the middle of the image; he looks directly towards the viewer. He wears a dark, closely checked flat cap, a pale shirt patterned with fine dark checks, and broad dark-red braces. A bright red neckerchief with small white spots is knotted at his throat and drapes across his shirt.

The portrait is tightly cropped: the cap nearly touches the upper edge, and the man's shoulders and torso extend beyond the lower and side edges. Behind him is a vivid red field, with darker, softly blurred areas around the sides and a narrow black band across the top. The background is shallow and indistinct, keeping attention on his face and patterned clothing. The lighting is direct and even across his face, with highlights on his forehead, nose and cheeks and gentle shadows beneath the cap brim and chin. The strong reds of the background, braces and scarf contrast with the pale shirt and his warm skin tones.

Large pale green serif lettering across the top reads “Nico Annwyl . . .” and sits partly over the black band and red background. At upper right, smaller white italic serif lettering reads “Emrys Jones”, with “Llangwm” directly beneath in a lighter, smaller italic style. The text is arranged around the portrait without covering the man's face. The overall treatment is photographic, with the checked fabrics and scarf pattern providing fine, crisp detail against the smooth, saturated background.