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 Abbotsbury
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the Story? - The last Jurassic Coast painting (for now!) the historic village of Abbotsbury, this is the landscape of Thomas Hardy with St Catherine's Chapel in splendid isolation high on the hilltop overlooking Chesil Beach and the Isle of Portland. The barrel-vaulted 14th century chapel was built by the monks of...
NEW Mupe Bay, Flowers Barrow
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the Story? - This is one of the final paintings for the Jurassic Coast collection. Not many people attempt the arduous walk from either Lulworth Cove or Tyneham to Mupe Bay and Flowers Barrow and we have to confess we didn't make it! Instead Richards inspiration was a photograph by Mark...
Poole Brownsea Island with Flying Boat
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story?Richard has a love for these aircraft which were based in Poole during and after the Second World War. After completing the painting we were going through Richard's late Father's belongings and came across a postcard he had sent his then sweetheart, who later became his wife, from...
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...
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...
Studland Middle Beach Sandbanks
£15.00
Size GuideWhat's the story?During the summer we took the Sandbanks ferry to Studland to do some research for a commission of South Beach. We loved the timeless quality of the beach huts on Middle Beach and the idea for a new painting was born. Prints and Posters - The prints are created from...
Dorset Calendar 2019
£10.00
Size GuideSPECIAL OFFER - 2 CALENDARS FOR £16 (choose 2 calendars from the drop down). Our 2019 calendar features 12 vintage inspired images of Dorset. Locations include Bournemouth, Worbarrow Bay, Durlston Head, West Bay, Poole, Wareham, Kimmeridge, Studland, Lyme Regis, Shaftesbury, Southbourne and Swanage. All images are from original paintings by Richard...
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...
Fridge Magnets
£3.50
Size GuideGlass Fridge MagnetsOur chunky glass fridge magnets are like mini works of art, all the vintage inspired images are from original paintings by Dorset artist Richard Watkin. Choose from 10 different locations, Poole, Bournemouth, Old Harry Rocks, Durdle Door, Hengistbury Head, Corfe Castle, Weymouth Harbour, Wareham and West Bay. If you can't...
