Art: Farnham housewife wows with vision of Thai ladyboys
By Martin Newman on Nov 29, 09 10:36 PM in Art
REVIEW by Elizabeth Ockford
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Lisa Andrews is an unassuming lady with a hidden talent.
She lives quietly in suburban Surrey with her husband and two daughters, where she has a studio and gallery in their converted garage.
However, the art that she creates is anything other than quiet - she paints striking, 6ft high portraits of Thai ladyboys.
Recently, her painting Simone came in the top 2 per cent of images voted for on the new Saatchi website art competition Showdown, the online, art world equivalent of the X Factor.