Owd Lasses Art

The Owd Lasses are humorous, colourful figurative paintings inspired by Northern women who have lived full lives and still have plenty to say about it. Set in bingo halls, seaside towns and familiar social spaces, these characterful paintings explore ageing, friendship and resilience with warmth, wit and deep affection. Rooted in British social history and Northern humour, the Owd Lasses celebrate women who are often overlooked or made invisible in later life, capturing their strength, mischief and unapologetic personalities through rich colour and expressive figurative painting. Each original comes with a backstory that will make your hair curl. These works are designed to make you smile, spark conversation and stir memories of women you’ve known — mums, aunties, neighbours or perhaps even yourself. Commissions welcome.

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.

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.

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.