Preview unavailable.Use the source link to view the original.
400 × 397 px · JPEG · The full frame
Sain (Recordiau) Cyf. · CC BY-SA 3.0
More to discover
Eurocantica IiSain (Recordiau) Cyf. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Llefarodd Yr HaulSain (Recordiau) Cyf. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Os Na Ddaw YforySain (Recordiau) Cyf. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Adeiladu MynyddSain (Recordiau) Cyf. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Yma Wyf Finna' I Fod
Côr Dre
Single artwork for Côr Dre, provided through the SAIN Records collection on Wikimedia Commons.
Inside the image.
A square cover combines a group photograph with a vivid, scenic background and oversized lettering. Around twenty people are gathered tightly in the centre, arranged in several rows and facing the camera. Most wear dark clothing, with a few lighter tops; their faces and upper bodies overlap in the crowded arrangement. The group is enclosed by a thick, irregular red circular brushstroke that sweeps around them and trails into an angular flourish at the lower right. Parts of the circle cross in front of the photograph, while the people remain the main focal point.
Behind the group, the background is divided between a softly coloured pale pink and lilac area on the left and lower left, and a darker natural scene across the top and right. The latter shows warm brown and green forms near the top, with long green leaves and pale, narrow fronds extending diagonally at the right. The backdrop is partly obscured by the group and red ring. At the bottom, large white lettering lies across the image and overlaps the lower edge of the group and the ring. The composition is tightly cropped, with little empty space.
The words “CÔR” and “DRE” are stacked in the upper-right corner in large, bold, white uppercase letters with a dark offset shadow. The first word sits above the second, both aligned to the left and set against the darker background. Along the bottom, the phrase “yma wyf finna’ i fod” appears in large, bold, white lowercase lettering, stretching nearly the full width. The lettering has a dark shadow that helps it stand out from the mixed background. The cover has a photographic base, with graphic red paint-like linework and strongly layered text; its colours contrast the dark clothing and foliage with bright red, white, pink and lilac.
What the image evokes.
The red ring gives the crowded portrait the feeling of a group gathered inside a hand-drawn frame, though its loose, uneven edge and pointed flourish keep it from feeling like a formal seal. It could suggest a flourish made with a broad marker, or a quick circle drawn around a photograph on a page. The people’s close spacing lends the image a sense of fellowship: faces emerge in layers, while the surrounding line holds them together as one unit.
There is a lively friction between the posed group photograph and the more forceful graphic treatment. The figures are arranged for the camera, but the red stroke and emphatic lettering make the cover feel animated, almost like a notice or poster assembled to catch the eye. The mixture of soft pink and lilac with dark greenery also gives the image two different kinds of atmosphere: one airy and pastel, the other dense and outdoorsy. Together they create a colourful, slightly unruly impression, balanced by the dark clothes and the firm white type.
Associations are subjective readings, rather than documented influences or statements of the artist’s intention.
Read. Share. Reimagine.
These visual notes are offered under CC BY 4.0. Credit dbcovers, link to the source, keep the licence information and indicate any changes.
Ready-to-use attribution
Other attribution formats are allowed when reasonable for the medium and context. The artwork has its own separate licence.
Lettering & observation notes
- CÔR — Upper right
- DRE — Upper right, beneath “CÔR”
- yma wyf finna’ i fod — Across the bottom
Artwork sources & licence.
Credit the author and source, link to the licence and indicate any changes. Share adaptations under compatible terms. Read the full licence for details.
- Source year
- 2014
- Source author field
- Sain (Records) Ltd
- Attribution
- Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
- Collection
- SAIN / Wikimedia Commons
- Catalogue number
- Sain LL022
- Permission evidence
- Public VRT notice: 2017050910011681
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026
Year as recorded on the source file page; it may not represent the work’s first release. File unchanged; browser preview scaled proportionally.