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 Poundbury, Queen Mother Square
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story? - Poundbury, near Dorchester, is a bit of a marmite town. As an artist Richard was attracted by the Georgian style architecture and decided to focus his painting on Queen Mother Square with it's impressive facades. The focal point is the cast bronze statue of the late Queen Mother,...
NEW Bournemouth Pier with Spitfire
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the Story? - Richard had a large collection of WW2 aircraft as a boy and the Spitfire was one of his favourites. The MK1 Spitfire featured in the painting was part of the Battle of Britain Flight during the 2018 Bournemouth Air Show. Sadly we weren't there to see...
Chapman's Pool
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story? Chapman's Pool near Worth Matravers has long been a favourite destination for us. The climb down is not for the faint hearted but the scene that greets you is more than worth the effort. The location has a mediterranean feel with the azure blue sea and the day...
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...
West Bay
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the Story? - Richard and his family were fans of West Bay long before the TV series Broadchurch made it famous. The distinctive cliffs with their bands of soft and hard rock, some with a reddish hue make an outstanding landmark and a wonderful subject matter for a painting. Prints and...
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...
