Painted in Newport. Filmed in Newport. Worn everywhere.
The watercolors of William Heydt, the film series they inspired, and a collection of wearable art that carries his signature, just as it does on the original.
Shop the collectionWatch the seriesIn the press · Newport Life · March/April 2022
Painting the Town
Portraits of Newport at work, by William Heydt.
Newport Life magazine gave William Heydt a full profile in its March/April 2022 issue. The subject was Working Newport, his book of watercolors of the people who keep the city running: more than 400 locals, from a fisherman who waved him off at first and then asked for a second portrait, to a bookbinder, a stone carver and the crew of a tall ship.
“A lot of the people are characters.”William Heydt, Newport Life
Heydt paints every morning from about five until half past nine, working in watercolor from photographs he composes first. He keeps the originals and sells prints. Here, those paintings travel onto things you can wear and use.
The story also traces how a Newport native took these paintings to the screen with Newport, RI: The Series.
“Painting the Town,” by Jennifer Blot, Newport Life, March/April 2022. Paintings by William Heydt.
One studio. Four ways in.
Newportant began with a gallery night and a wall of watercolors. It has grown into a series, a book, a blog and a store.
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Towels, pillows, metal prints, bags, dresses and more, each printed with William Heydt’s signature edition paintings.
The Series
Newport, RI: The Series. Paintings that came to life as scripted episodes, shot in Newport.
Media
Interviews, press, the IMDb listing and the people behind the camera.
Blog
Stories from the studio, the set and the harbor.
Newport, RI: The Series
Each painting in William Heydt’s “Newportant People” series became a character, and each character became a story. Start with the full pilot, then see where it goes.
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Newport RI: The Series Official Pilot, full episode (21 min)
The collection
Made to order and printed on demand, so every piece is made for you.
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Newportant Apparel Snapback Hat, White, Color Logo, Signed by William Heydt, Signature Series
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Newportant Apparel Snapback Hat, Black, Color Logo, Signed by William Heydt, Signature Series
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Newportant Apparel Snapback Hat, Black, Black and White Logo, Signed by William Heydt, Signature Series
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Newportant Apparel Snapback Hat, White, Black and White Logo, Signed by William Heydt, Signature Series
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The Tuileries Sailboats Flip Flops, Art by William Heydt, Signature Edition
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The Bounty Sweatshirt, Art by William Heydt, Signature Edition
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The Bounty Swim Trunks, Art by William Heydt, Signature Edition
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The Tuileries Sailboats Skater Dress, Art by William Heydt, Signature Edition
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Working Newport
William Heydt spent years painting the people who keep Newport running: the locksmith, the fish dealers, the firefighters at Station One, the captain at the wheel. Each portrait is bold, detailed watercolor, and each one is a neighbor at work.
The same paintings, and the same hand, are behind everything in the Newportant Apparel shop.
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Paintings and book copyright William Heydt.
William Heydt
Newport painter William Heydt captures the harbor, the working waterfront and the people who live there in bold, detailed watercolor. His latest book, Working Newport, follows the residents of the city at work.
About WilliamWorking NewportSignature edition
William’s signature is part of each painting, and it is part of every piece here. Everything is made to order, so each item is made for you.
From the blog
- Where Newport, RI: The Series beganA gallery night, a wall of watercolors, and the people who were in the paintings.
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Behind the scenes, new paintings and new episodes.
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