Owd Lasses Art
Northern figurative paintings of people and ordinary lives, told with humour, memory and heart.
Sue Dewhurst’s Northern figurative paintings celebrate the women who rarely made it into the history books but absolutely ran the show. Rooted in Northern humour, working-class life and social history, these are women from bingo halls, seaside towns, chapel pews, factory floors and family gatherings.
Each original painting comes with a backstory — sometimes funny, sometimes poignant and occasionally outrageous. Art about women you knew, women you remember, and quite possibly the woman you’ve become.
Chapter One: Ghost Town
Paintings exploring the emotional residue of post-industrial Britain — places where memory lingers long after communities, industries and certainties have disappeared. Quiet, cinematic works balancing nostalgia, isolation and unease.
Chapter Two: Chapel
A series inspired by chapel culture, ritual and the quiet endurance of Northern women. These paintings capture moments of routine, restraint and small-town morality with tenderness, humour and emotional depth.
Chapter Three: Working Girls
Portraits of the women who kept Britain going — barmaids, hairdressers, dinner ladies and shop workers. Celebrating humour, resilience and working-class female identity through stories of labour, pride and performance.
Chapter Four: Owd Lasses
An expanding cast of witty, complex Northern women inspired by memory, gossip and lived experience. Each painting combines humour and pathos with an accompanying backstory, creating a fictional-social archive of British life.
Dandelion Delia | Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00
Betty Noir | Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00
Gasometer Gladys | Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00
Cynical Cindy (Coupons Queen) – Original Owd Lass Painting
£575.00
***Currently out of stock ***Art print of Tina with caption ‘One tea, two cups Tina – what’s Rooibus anyway?? We’ll bring a flask next time
£35.00
1970s Hiker Contemplating Life – Original Painting
£425.00
Alice – Ghost Town Series | Large Original Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£3,250.00
Art print of Ann (Owd Lasses)
£35.00
Art print of Babs – Bus pass Babs – rides the circular all day long…
£35.00
Art print of Cynical Cindy cried ‘We’ll all be dead by Christmas!’ – as she cashed in her coupons…’ one of the Owd Lasses range
£35.00
Art print of Doreen one of my Owd Lasses series with funny caption
£35.00
Art Print of Richmond Ros, Sweet Lass of the Hill? Not so sure… giclee print of Richmond Operatic Society building ROS humourous image
£35.00
Art print of Suzie with caption ‘ It’s Saturday night, it can mean only one thing- Spare Ribs for Suzie…’
£35.00
Tanya’s Charms | Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00
Betty Noir – off up the allotment chasing after that Norman again…
£575.00
Bridie – Character Painting Original and Relic Box | 1970s Character Painting
£345.00
Bridie – Dancing Queen Little Relic | Signed Giclée Print
£45.00
Bus-Pass Babs – Northern Narrative Bus Station Painting
£575.00
Canalside Carole – Rochdale Canal Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00
Donna Kebab – Newcastle Bigg Market Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00
Doreen – Northern Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00
Frisky Frances – Owd Lasses Art Print
£35.00
Harry – Original Relic Box | Northern Character Painting
£345.00
Harry – Working Man Little Relic | Signed Giclée Print
£45.00
Jeannie – The Sunday Roast | Original Character Painting
£425.00
Martha (Back Row Memory) – Original Owd Lasses painting
£575.00
Mill Girl Margaret – Owd Lasses Northern Factory Art Print
£35.00
Not with my ankles, Ann-couldn’t walk round the park, but a day out shopping was another matter
£575.00
Original painting of Richmond Ros, Sweet Lass of the Hill? Not so sure…
£575.00
Pigeon Pearl – Owd Lasses Original Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00
Pink Hat – Little Relic | Signed Giclee Art Print
£45.00
Pink Hat – Original Relic Box
£345.00
Brits Abroad | Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00
Donna Kebab | Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00
Print of ‘Shields Road Sheila such happy times on the factory floor…’
£35.00
Raymond at the Buffet – Little Relic | Signed Giclée Print
£45.00
Raymond at the Buffet – Original Relic Box | Character Painting
£345.00
Ronnie – The Flat Series | Northern Character Painting
£425.00
Shed Door Shirl – Owd Lasses Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00
Shed-door Shirl – Northern Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00
Shields Road Sheila – Byker Wall Newcastle Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00
Silver-Surfer Sandra – Airport Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00
Spare Ribs Suzie – Newcastle Chinatown Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00
Station Sal – Owd Lasses Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00
Station Sal (Brief Encounters) – Original Owd Lass Painting
£575.00
Stick the Kettle On Society – Conversation & Storytelling Gift Kit
£22.50
Tanya’s Charms – Owd Lasses Original Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00
The Barmaid – Original Working Girls Painting
£425.00
The Hikers c.1970 – Original Character Painting
£425.00
The Nervous Arrival – Little Relic | Signed Giclée Print
£45.00
The Nervous Arrival – Original Relic Box | Wedding Character Painting
£345.00
The Valkyries – Original Relic Box | Character Painting
£345.00
The War of The Roses – Northern Narrative Painting
£575.00
V-jazzle Jade – Owd Lasses Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00
V*Jazzle Jade – Newcastle Quayside Market Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00
War of the Roses – Owd Lasses Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00
Weekend Dad – Original Character Painting | Flat Series
£425.00
Chapter Five: The 70s Men
Paintings exploring masculinity, camaraderie and awkward social performance in 1970s Britain. From office outings to military memories, these works balance humour and melancholy with sharp observation and affection.
1970s Hiker Contemplating Life – Original Painting
£425.00Harry – Working Man Little Relic | Signed Giclée Print
£45.00Raymond at the Buffet – Little Relic | Signed Giclée Print
£45.00Raymond at the Buffet – Original Relic Box | Character Painting
£345.00The Hikers c.1970 – Original Character Painting
£425.00
Chapter Six: The Flat Series
Stories unfolding behind drawn curtains and thin walls. This series explores modern British isolation, domestic rituals and the emotional theatre hidden inside ordinary flats, balancing dark humour with quiet humanity.
Chapter Seven: Wedding Guests
Inspired by found 1970s wedding photographs, this series captures the chaos, aspiration and emotional awkwardness of British family celebrations — smoking brides, sulking bridesmaids, sideburns, hangovers and all.
Bridie – Character Painting Original and Relic Box | 1970s Character Painting
£345.00Bridie – Dancing Queen Little Relic | Signed Giclée Print
£45.00Harry – Working Man Little Relic | Signed Giclée Print
£45.00Pink Hat – Little Relic | Signed Giclee Art Print
£45.00Pink Hat – Original Relic Box
£345.00Raymond at the Buffet – Little Relic | Signed Giclée Print
£45.00Raymond at the Buffet – Original Relic Box | Character Painting
£345.00The Nervous Arrival – Little Relic | Signed Giclée Print
£45.00The Nervous Arrival – Original Relic Box | Wedding Character Painting
£345.00The Valkyries – Original Relic Box | Character Painting
£345.00
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Art print of Doreen one of my Owd Lasses series with funny caption
£35.00Add to cartShields Road Sheila – Byker Wall Newcastle Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00Add to cartDoreen – Northern Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00Add to cartOriginal painting of Richmond Ros, Sweet Lass of the Hill? Not so sure…
£575.00Add to cartWar of the Roses – Owd Lasses Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00Add to cartBus-Pass Babs – Northern Narrative Bus Station Painting
£575.00Add to cartMartha (Back Row Memory) – Original Owd Lasses painting
£575.00Add to cartBetty Noir – off up the allotment chasing after that Norman again…
£575.00Add to cartSilver-Surfer Sandra – Airport Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00Add to cartArt Print of Richmond Ros, Sweet Lass of the Hill? Not so sure… giclee print of Richmond Operatic Society building ROS humourous image
£35.00Add to cartBrits Abroad | Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00Add to cartCynical Cindy (Coupons Queen) – Original Owd Lass Painting
£575.00Add to cartShed-door Shirl – Northern Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00Add to cartV*Jazzle Jade – Newcastle Quayside Market Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00Add to cartCanalside Carole – Rochdale Canal Narrative Painting by Sue Dewhurst
£575.00Add to cartDonna Kebab | Signed Giclée Art Print
£35.00Add to cart