Silver surfer Sandra loved Social Media, that's where she'd met her soul mate and given him her life savings...

Original painting of Sandra one of the Owd Lasses, a cautionary tale this one. Each original comes with the character's back story printed out in a gift box. Framed in a green/ grey wooden shadow frame .

The Owd Lasses celebrate the overlooked, lonely and invisible older generation, always with a story to tell and a twinkle in their eyes.

• Handmade
• Materials: canvas
• Height: 19.5 centimeters
• Width: 19.5 centimeters
• Depth: 5.5 centimeters

Silver-Surfer Sandra is a humorous and bittersweet contemporary narrative painting exploring loneliness, digital life and the emotional risks hidden within modern online culture.

Part of Sue Dewhurst’s acclaimed Owd Lasses series, the painting depicts Sandra waiting hopefully at airport arrivals for “Rodney” — the online romance she believes has transformed her life. Dressed up for the occasion and clutching a handmade welcome sign, Sandra waits beneath the stark geometry of the airport terminal, unaware that her glamorous digital love story may not be entirely real....perhaps he is still on the plane?

Inspired by the growing phenomenon of online scams targeting older people, the painting balances sharp humour with genuine compassion. Like much of Sue Dewhurst’s work, it explores the vulnerability, optimism and emotional resilience of ordinary women navigating a rapidly changing world.

Following strong emotional reactions when first shared online — many viewers expressing concern for “poor Sandra” — the artist expanded the story into a darker comic narrative involving double-crossing, offshore accounts and unexpected twists.

Rendered in bold colour and simplified architectural forms, the painting combines contemporary figurative art with social observation and storytelling, creating a striking and thought-provoking conversation piece.

Ideal for collectors of British social narrative painting, contemporary figurative art and emotionally driven storytelling artwork.

Sue Dewhurst is a contemporary British artist based in West Wales whose work explores humour, memory and working-class identity through narrative painting. Her Owd Lasses series blends cinematic storytelling, social observation and dark humour to create contemporary British artworks rooted in ordinary life and emotional truth.

Her paintings frequently explore themes of ageing, community, loneliness, aspiration and modern British culture.

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• Original contemporary narrative painting by British artist Sue Dewhurst
• Part of the acclaimed Owd Lasses storytelling series
• Explores online scams, loneliness and digital-age Britain
• Combines humour, social observation and emotional storytelling
• Features Sue Dewhurst’s signature figurative narrative style
• Professionally presented in a hand-painted wooden shadow frame
• Includes original typed character caption mounted on the frame
• Accompanied by Sandra’s printed back story card
• A unique conversation piece exploring modern relationships and vulnerability
• Ideal for collectors of contemporary British narrative art and social commentary painting
• Original artwork — not a print
• Ready to hang immediately