DORSET
NEW Dorset Calendar 2019
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Size GuideOur 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 painted in his studio at the bottom of the garden in Wimborne Dorset. There...
NEW Southbourne Funicular Railway
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Size GuideWhat's the story? Richard has fond memories of childhood holidays spent in Bournemouth. The family travelling down from Taunton in their Morris Minor Traveller in the early 1960's. Experiencing his first taste of Camp Coffee, being sick on his Dad's lap watching the ice skating show in Westover Road ice rink. And...
Hengistbury Head with Beach Huts
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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!...
Old Harry Rocks (II)
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Size GuideWhat's the story?Our daughter Ella and her partner Gino love visiting the Jurassic coastline, particularly as it has certain similarities to Gino's original home; Cape Town, South Africa. Gino took the stunning photo which captures a beautiful sunny day in the summer of 2015. Prints and Posters - These are created from...
Durdle Door
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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...
Kimmeridge
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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...
Corfe Castle
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Size GuideWhat's the story?This is a favourite place for the Watkin family, we prefer visiting in the winter and having a nice Sunday roast in one of the local pubs. This is one of the first paintings Richard did that included a car (a Morris Minor Convertible). Dating back to the...
West Bay
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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...
Anvil Point Lighthouse
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Size GuideWhat's the story? After a visit to Durlston Country Park, 2 miles up the hill from Swanage town centre, head south to Anvil Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse built from locally quarried stone was completed in 1881 and gives a clear line to the west from Portland Bill and to the east, guides vessels...
Durlston Head
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Size GuideWhat's the story? We visited Durlston Country Park, Swanage on a cold March day just after the birth of our first grandchild. Having taken lots of shots Richard decided the view of the Great Globe with the top of the Castle in the background made the best composition. Constructed in Greenwich...
West Bay with Trawler
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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,...
Worbarrow Bay
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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...
Lyme Regis Promenade
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Size GuideWhat's the Story? - We made a visit to Lyme Regis for our birthdays, although it was November the sun was shining and it was a perfect photo-opportunity kind of day. The promenade with views of Chesil Beach and the ornate iron street lights with their ammonite design became the focus of the painting, the...
Cobb at Lyme Regis
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Size GuideWhat's the story?This is a reworking of the original painting using Richard's favourite of the moment blue colour palette, inspired by a recent visit to Lyme Regis for our birthdays. The print offers a glimpse of the classic view of the Cobb at Lyme Regis, with a panoramic view of Charmouth,...
The Guildhall Poole
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Size GuideWhat's the story?Richard has been asked to do this painting on numerous occasions. The main thing preventing him was the number of steps and railings he had to paint. Each one painstakingly done with an extremely small paintbrush. The resulting slightly wobbly contours are a sheer delight and one can just...
Southbourne-on-Sea Bournemouth
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Size GuideWhat's the story?In June 2015 we took part in the Shake and Stir Vintage Festival a fantastic event organised by the locals of Southbourne. At the time Richard hadn't painted Southbourne-on-Sea so we asked our customers what they wanted. Ideas ranged from the bandstand to the 'polar bear' in the cliffs...
Christchurch Harbour
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Size GuideWhat's the story?Richard took this photo of the harbour with the Priory in the background in the summer of 2012, it was one of those rare days when the light was right and the composition was calling out to be transposed to canvas! Prints and Posters - These are created from...
Sandbanks Ferry Poole
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Size GuideWhat's the story?Everybody living in or around the Poole, Bournemouth area (and a few visitors) must have used the Sandbanks Ferry for a day trip to Swanage. Our kids used to love it and always insisted on getting out of the car to go on the 'top deck'. A major feat...
Bournemouth Vulcan Bomber
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Size GuideWhat's the story?Richard's love of the Vulcan bomber began when he had the opportunity to go inside the cockpit as a lad in the Air Cadets at RAF Scampton in the 1960's. He wanted the bomber to be the focus of the painting so he kept the skyline and beach simple with...
Weymouth
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Size GuideWhat's the Story? - Back in the 50s and 60s Richard's family would visit Weymouth a couple of times a year, playing cricket on the beach, marvelling at the sand sculptures or eating chips along the quayside. Watching the fishermen unload their boats was an exciting attraction. Prints and Posters - These...
Lulworth Cove
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Size GuideWhat's the storyRichard wanted to paint this scene of Lulworth Cove using a strong palette of vivid pinks blues and yellows. The simplicity and fractured nature of the shapes are reminiscent of London Transport posters, a theme which has influenced much of his work. Prints and Posters - These are created from...
Old Harry Rocks
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Size GuideWhat's the story?The painting of Old Harry really captured a moment in time as after the storms of 2015 one the smaller 'stacks' was washed away. One of our most popular prints Richard is planning on doing an updated view this year.Prints and Posters - These are created from Richard's original painting,...
Brownsea Island with Short Sunderland
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Size GuideWhat's the story? - Richard was thrilled to get a commission for the Short Sunderland Flying Boat, the composition of the Caledonia flying out over Brownsea Island was requested by the son of a pioneer aviator who flew, amongst others, Churchill to various theatres of war during WWII. The client has kindly allowed...
Poole Brownsea Island with Flying Boat
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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...
