VINTAGE INSPIRED PAINTINGS, PRINTS, POSTERS
Dorset artist Richard Watkin paints original vintage inspired locations reminiscent of travel posters of the 1930's with some 50s influences. His paintings often include classic cars and have a retro art deco feel. All of Richard's paintings are available as high quality prints and posters on fine art paper, which will keep their vibrant colours for many years to come. So what makes WatkinArt different from other artists creating vintage style prints? Well - all our prints are created from Richard's original paintings and not computer generated, this means that not every line is perfectly straight, the colours are vibrant and earthy and each painting is unique with around 50 to 60 hrs of blood, sweat and tears put into each and everyone of them! We print ourselves because we don’t want our images photoshopped to perfection, we like to see the imperfect textured effect of the canvas, the brush strokes, the highlights and lowlights - after all nothing in life is perfect and we prefer things that way!
NEW PRINTS & BEST SELLERS
NEW West Bay with Trawler
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the Story? West Bay is a particular favourite of ours. Richard was keen to do another painting of this dramatic Jurassic coastline as the profile of the area seems to change every time we visit due to cliff erosion. Rich has used his favourite yellow ochre to capture the cliffs in all their glory,...
NEW Fordingbridge
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story? When the children were small we often visited the park at Fordingbridge, the kids loved paddling in the pool and playing on the swings whilst us Mums tried to protect them from the rather ferocious resident swan! The painting depicts the view of the River Avon looking across...
Worbarrow Bay
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story? - Having walked to Worbarrow Bay (Isle of Purbeck) from the deserted Tyneham Village on many occasions Richard decided it was time to do a painting. He was drawn to the contrast between the clear azure blue of the bay and the lush greens of the grasses. Best visited...
Hengistbury Head with Beach Huts
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story?Who wouldn't want a beach hut at this fabulous location? Sadly we can't afford one so Richard did the next best thing and painted them. Really great to meet someone at Mudeford Art Weeks who told us we had captured her hut in the painting - lucky lady!...
Kimmeridge
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story?Kimmeridge Bay is a favourite for the Watkin clan, summer holidays are incomplete without a visit to the bay for some fossil hunting and mucking about in the rock pools. This painting was inspired by a photo taken by our son-in-law on one such visit. The ruggedness of the...
Poole Quay
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story?Richard took the ferry to Brownsea Island this summer and got some great shots of the iconic buildings on Poole quay on the way back. The yellow ferry featured is the one that goes from Sandbanks to Brownsea, a nice way to spend the day when the weather...
Durdle Door
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story? - This spot overlooking Durdle Door is without a doubt one of the all time favourites for the Watkin family. We have visited this particular stretch of the Jurassic coastline many times in the past 30 years and our daughter was proposed to not far from this spot. Trying to...
Weymouth Harbour
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the Story? - Richard couldn't help revisiting Weymouth Harbour with his paint brush. The colours, the form, the subject matter are really suited to his style of painting. The historic buildings on the harbour side give this view a timeless quality and it's no surprise that Weymouth Bay was once known...
EVENT DATES
We look forward to seeing you at any of the following events where we will have our cards, prints and an original painting or two. If you can't make any of them but would like to meet with us we are happy for you to visit the studio by appointment.
5th May - Cuckoo Fair, Downton > More info
13th May - Lulworth Castle Motor Show > More info
27th & 28th May - Open Studio, Wimborne > More info
9th & 10th June - Wimborne Folk Festival (Olive Branch) > More info
30th June & 1st July - Shake & Stir, Southbourne > More info
15th July - Poole Goes Vintage, Poole Quay > More info
29th July - Littledown Family Fun Day > More info
15th August - Gillingham & Shaftesbury Agricultural Show > More info
18th & 19th August - Canford School Gourmet Food & Garden Show > More info
23rd August - Melplash Show, Bridport > More info
1st & 2nd September - Dorset County Show > More info
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