Description

Martha (Back Row Memory)
Original “Owd Lass” Painting – Framed with Tag Caption

Martha pauses outside the old fleapit, caught between memory and knowing.
A first snog on the back row, a handful of awkward dates… and the quiet realisation that changed everything.

Painted with Sue Dewhurst’s signature blend of humour and social observation, this piece captures a fleeting but pivotal moment—the kind that only makes sense looking back.

The red coat, the steady stance, the everyday setting… nothing dramatic on the surface.
But everything has already shifted.

Presented in a hand-painted shadow frame, the story continues beyond the canvas. Martha’s caption—subtle, wry, and unmistakably her own—anchors the piece in lived experience, turning it into more than a painting. It becomes a character, a memory, a quiet nod of recognition.

This series is of small, character-led paintings rooted in working-class life, humour, and observation. Each piece begins with a familiar face or moment, but reveals something deeper the longer you sit with it.

These are not decorative portraits. They’re fragments of lived experience—quiet, funny, and often unspoken.

✔ Original, one-of-a-kind artwork
✔ Hand-painted shadow frame with integrated caption
✔ Includes full written backstory
✔ Signed original

Small in scale. Big in story. Measures 21cms x 21 cms x 5.5 cms
A painting that draws you in—and lingers.

£575

Martha is part of the wider Owd Lasses Collection – explore more characters here Owd Lasses collection.