Welsh artist Ogwyn Davies dies aged 90

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Artist Ogwyn Davies has died, his family has confirmed.

Mr Davies, 90, whose paintings were inspired by buildings from Welsh landscapes, died on 26 December.

One of his most famous works was Soar y Mynydd, which depicts a chapel in Ceredigion, near where he lived.

Born in 1925 in Trebanos, Neath Port Talbot, Mr Davies studied at Swansea School of Art before working at Tregaron Comprehensive, Ceredigion.

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