Dorset Magnets

Dorset Flag

Dorset England "for a break" retro or vintage style travel poster.

Flooded fields alongside the River Stour at Wimborne in Dorset.

A sticker and T-shirt of the tour company Dorset Tours in the UK

The Dorset Lakes This is a shot of Poole Harbour (Dorset, England), taken from the footpath running along the south coast of Brownsea Island, looking south west towards the Purbeck Hills. Poole Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in the world, after Sydney, Australia. Brownsea (or Branksea), at 1.5 miles long and 0.75 miles wide, is the largest of the eight islands in Poole Harbour and is known as the birthplace of the Scout movement, following Baden-Powell's experimental camp held on the island in 1907. The island top right is Furzey Island, which from a distance looks uninhabited. However, the outer circle of trees hide no less than 22 oil wells, part of the Wytch Farm oil field, the largest onshore oil field in Western Europ...

From an original pen & wash sketch of the rooftops of Lyme Regis a famous UK holiday destination on the Dorset Coast.

Mudeford Dorset. Christchurch, a travel poster design

This monoline illustration features the Portland Bill Lighthouse in Dorset, South England.

Lyme Regis Dorset, a travel poster design

A Dorset Country House, Jan 2011 Number of views as of 10th April 2018 = 890. A country house in Dorset, England. Date: 9th January 2011.

This monoline illustration features the Portland Bill Lighthouse in Dorset, South England.

*Dorset Thatched Cottage, March 2021* A thatched cottage in the Wimborne area of Dorset, England. I assume they don't normally leave the front door open. After all, you never know who's about, especially passing photographers! Date: 19th March 2021.

A very old disused clay pit now returned to nature and much used for fishing.

London, UK. Black and white

From an original watercolour from an original photograph taken on holiday on the coast of Dorset.

Green Island Number of views as of 16th April 2019 = 970. At 45 acres, Green Island is the third largest island in Poole Harbour (Dorset, England) after Brownsea and Furzey. The island is an Area of Natural Beauty, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area. It consists primarily of woodland, with some heathland, and its features include a private beach, private jetty and even a helipad. It is privately owned, the asking price from a few years ago being 2.5 million pounds. Plans were recently approved to build a six-bedroom carbon-neutral holiday home on the island, made from cedar logs and powered by solar panels. Unfortunately a fire in April 2012 severely damaged the building whilst it was still under construc...

Across The Lake Number of views as of 4th January 2016 = 430. Just browsing through some old shots & came across this one. Shot in July 2007 in Poole Park, Poole, Dorset. Hope you like it. Date: 16th July 2007.

Looking down on the village of Corfe Casle in Dorset from the hills above.

A Fascinating Folly Number of views as of 6th May 2016 = 700. Said to have once been the tallest, non-religious building in Britain, Horton Tower (also known as Sturt's Folly) is a 5 storey, gothic, red brick structure, 140 feet tall, designed and built by Humphrey Sturt, Lord of the Manor of Horton in 1750. As well as being an architect, Sturt was also a member of parliament for Dorset. The reason for its original construction is unknown, but one theory suggests its owner planned to use the tower as an observatory, for studying the night sky. Another suggests Sturt built it as a lookout tower so that he could observe hunting in progress on the surrounding countryside. Over the years, the tower fell into a state of disrepair and had beco...

Sherborne Castle, August 2019 The Tudor residence of Sir Walter Raleigh, Sherborne, Dorset, England. Date: 3rd August 2019. Click here to see my castle collection.

A1 Pacific, 60163, Tornado at Swanage station in Dorset. Tornado is the first new steam loco to be built in the UK for over 40 years.

A typical English country thatched cottage in the heart of the Dorset countryside complete with roses round the door.

GWR 0-6-0 tank engine, No. 6695, approaching Corfe Castle station on the Swanage Railway in Dorset.

The river Frome at Wareham in Dorset on a lovely summer day.

Pride of the County Number of views as of 13th May 2019 = 490. One of the floral exhibits on display at the Dorset County Show, Dorchester, England. Date: 4th September 2011.

GWR 0-6-0 Tank, 6695, approaching Corfe Castle station on the Swanage Railway in Dorset.

GWR Manor Class, Bradley Manor approaching Harmans Cross station on the Swanage railway in Dorset.

Another design I made with an AI (Artificial Intelligence) program! A cool traditional painting of a Dorset Horn Ram. It can also represent the Aries sign.

The iconic Gold Hill , with its mix of cute cottages in various styles of construction.

A view of the ruins of Corfe Castle in Dorset, one of the famous landmarks in the south of England.

Most people think of Portland Bill (Dorset, UK) as the quarry where all that stone that built London came from, or else the place with lighthouse at the end, but never a place with a beach. Tucked away beneath the cliffs about half way along the peninsula, lies Church Ope Cove - a secluded beach of large white pebbles (Portland Stone) and a few unglamorous beach huts. Half way up the path a turn takes you to the remains of the church - little more than a few gravestones, here completely hidden by the shrubbery. I painted this 20 inch x 30 inch picture in oils on board based on a photo I took late Spring 2016. To see how I did it, take a look at this page on my website - http://www.richardpaulart.co.uk/masterclass/ 1488 viewings as...

A misty march morning on the river Stour at Canford Magna near Wimborne in Dorset.

Horton Tower Number of views as of 22nd June 2015 = 500. A trio of shots of Horton Tower, near Wimborne, Dorset, England. Click here to read more information about the tower. Date: 11th July 2010.

A view across the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset with the Swanage Railway line in the foreground and Poole Harbour in the far distance.

GWR 0-6-0 Tank, 6695, working hard up the gradient out of Corfe Castle station on the Swanage Railway in Dorset.

BR Class 4 Standard tank, 80104, leaving Corfe Castle station on the Swanage Railway in Dorset.