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!
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NEW Chesil Beach Portland
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story? Richard first visited Chesil Beach in 1974 on an art field trip and loves the way there has been so little change since. The historical aspect of the area also appeals; the discovery of 20,000 sling stones collected from Chesil Beach and used to defend Maiden Castle from...
NEW Tyneham Isle of Purbeck
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story? Dorset’s famous lost village, Tyneham on the Isle of Purbeck has an obvious attraction to an artist. In December 1943 225 residents left their homes as the village had been requisitioned as a military training area to prepare troops for D-day and the Battle of Normandy that followed....
NEW Hengistbury Head with Boat
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story? An off chance visit to Mudeford Spit was the basis of this painting when Richard took some photos of a boat cruising down the River Stour. Rich did a lot of sailing when he was a teacher but never had the opportunity to sail a Scow, the boat originated in the...
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!...
Poole Quay
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story? Richard took the ferry to Brownsea Island late one 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...
POSTCARDS
East Dorset Postcards - set of 6
£5.75
Size GuideA set of 6 postcards featuring vintage inspired images of East Dorset, all from original paintings by Dorset artist Richard Watkin. The collection features Hengistbury Head, Mudeford and Christchurch. What will you do with yours?Frame them, collect them, send them to friends. Use as wedding save the dates or table place...
West Dorset Postcards - set of 6
£5.75
Size GuideA set of 6 postcards featuring vintage inspired images of West Dorset, all from original paintings by Dorset artist Richard Watkin. The collection features Weymouth, West Bay, Portland, Wareham, Dorchester and Lyme Regis. What will you do with yours?Frame them, collect them, send them to friends. Use as wedding save the dates...
Jurassic Coast 1 Postcards - set of 6
£5.75
Size GuideA set of 6 postcards featuring vintage inspired images of the Jurassic Coastline, all from original paintings by Dorset artist Richard Watkin. The Jurassic Coast 1 collection features Durdle Door, Studland, Lulworth Cove, Kimmeridge, West Bay and Old Harry Rocks. What will you do with yours?Frame them, collect them, send them to friends. Use...
Jurassic Coast 2 Postcards - set of 6
£5.75
Size GuideA set of 6 postcards featuring vintage inspired images of the Jurassic Coastline, all from original paintings by Dorset artist Richard Watkin. The Jurassic Coast 2 collection features Corfe Castle, Worbarrow Bay, Durlston Head, Worth Matravers, Chapman's Poole and Swanage. What will you do with yours?Frame them, collect them, send them to friends....
Bournemouth Postcards - set of 6
£5.75
Size GuideA set of 6 postcards featuring vintage inspired images of Bournemouth and surrounds, all from original paintings by Dorset artist Richard Watkin. The Bournemouth collection features the pier with Vulcan, beach with Red Arrows, pier with VW Camper Van, beach huts with VW, Southbourne on Sea and Westbourne. What will you...
Poole Postcards - set of 6
£5.75
Size GuideA set of 6 postcards featuring vintage inspired images of Poole and surrounds, all from original paintings by Dorset artist Richard Watkin. The Poole collection features the quay, Brownsea Island with flying boat, Custom House, Poole Harbour, Sandbanks ferry and the Guildhall. What will you do with yours?Frame them, collect them, send them...
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.
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
13th October - Wimborne Food Festival
24th November - Christchurch Priory Christmas Fair
25th November - Upton House Christmas Craft Fair
1st 2nd December - Open House and Studio
6th December - Dorchester Christmas Cracker
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