Susi Whittaker is the Artist in Residence at Quay Art and is a well known local and national artist. Known particularly for her Irish Terrier and Cornish paintings, her latest paintings feature bright and colourful fish shoals in mixed media.
Category Archives: Original Art
Quirky Views of Padstow Harbour in a Colourful Abstract Style
Ken Hammond is a marine artist. His distinctive paintings feature bright colours and a keen eye for detail with a modern original twist.
I have been a professional artist since 1971 and am self taught. A lifetime love of boats and the sea brought me to the south coast, where I now live and work.
An exclusive original painting with limited editions also available
Black Tor was especially commissioned for Quay Art and we worked over 3 months in collaboration with Alberto to produce this unique work.
He has created a highly colourful picture in his inimitable style. It is full of Padstow, Rock and Cornish features with strong links to the local area, as well as the occasional reference to his Cuban roots !
It is also available as a Standard limited edition of 49 and Deluxe limited edition of 10.

Colourful sailing paintings in a dynamic modern style
Vibrant original paintings of sailing boats in a contemporary style from Simon Wright.
Simon was born in West Yorkshire in 1974. From as early as he can remember, he has always been drawing and painting, and it’s been my sole passion all my life.
In his work he try’s to bring the elements of illustration and fine art together to hopefully create a style, which is totally unique and appeals to a varied audience.
He enjoys working from, realistic to abstract and everything in between. He works predominantly in oils and acrylic.
Superb flower paintings from popular well known artist
Colourful floral original paintings from one of the UK’s best selling artists, Mary Shaw.
Created using a variety of media, Mary’s beautiful pieces have a delicate touch which has delighted art lovers across the UK.
Loosely- painted organic foregrounds contrast with areas of exquisitely detailed depictions of meadow flowers. Her use of diamond dust gives each painting an irridescent sparkle, adding a contemporary twist to otherwise traditional scenes.
Unique original paintings with gold leaf
New stunning original paintings from Veronika Benoni in her unique style of layered painting often with gold or silver leaf.
A well known artist in her native Czech Republic, working from her studio in Prague. Veronika is the founder of the Benoni School of Painting. Her artworks are presented in many collections around the world.
New from the master of spoof
Chris Chapman is a well known artist who often paints in the style of famous artists with a comical twist.
Chris has been a successful illustrator since graduating from Leicester College of Art, England in 1979, where he studied graphic design. After moving to London during the early years of his career, he now lives and works in Bournemouth, Dorset.
He currently produces paintings exclusively for the fine art market alongside his commercial illustrations and privately commissioned pieces. His work is humorous and he enjoys creating the visual joke as much as executing the final painting.
He is well known for painting in the style and technique of famous artists and including an observer or character viewing a picture as though in a gallery. These are often with a comical twist and include artists such as Jason Pillock, Fraud Monet, Mandy Warhol, Vincent Van Earoff and LS Lowryish etc
Pirates of Padstow is a new fun vibrant painting
A new original painting from our Artist in Residence, Susi Whittaker, further develops her seagull series of pictures.
Susi’s latest depiction presents the seagulls in a humorous and colourful pirate scene and will subsequently be available in a limited edition of only 25.
New beach figure scenes from an extremely popular artist
Paola Cassais is becoming a highly sought after artist in the UK due to her unique and innovative beach figures.
These bright and vibrant figures are delicately painted to create a 3D effect that enhances and gives depth to the overall scene.
Paola was born in the beautiful city of Florence in 1970. She trained herself as an artist, working in decoration and window dressing but influenced by her father who was also a painter.
Since the beginning of her professional career, she has been a concerned painter both with the need to renew Italian art and the role of art and the artist in society.
Her paintings can be found in several countries as Germany, UK and USA.
Beautiful floral paintings from Mary Shaw artist
Created using a variety of media, Mary’s beautiful pieces have a delicate touch which has delighted art lovers across the UK. Loosely- painted organic foregrounds contrast with areas of exquisitely detailed depictions of meadow flowers. Her use of diamond dust gives each painting an iridescent sparkle, adding a contemporary twist to otherwise traditional scenes.