🇺🇦❤️ Lviv — Львів – Hand-Painted Ukrainian Oil Painting on Canvas 🎨💛

A warm heart, helping hands and unmistakable Ukrainian spirit. 🇺🇦❤️✨

This colourful painting places a strong, caring woman at the heart of Lviv’s story. Wearing a vibrant red skirt, a patterned headscarf and a traditional embroidered blouse, she cradles a little one wrapped in blue while two children gather close beside her. 🤗💙💛

There are lovely details everywhere: a treasured toy rabbit tucked into a little girl’s arms, a boy’s backpack, and golden loaves carried in a white cloth. Small reminders of home, comfort and the everyday kindness that means so much. 🐰🍞🏡

A rifle slung over the woman’s shoulder adds a wartime detail to this otherwise tender scene. She can be seen as a guardian figure—protecting, providing and keeping the children close. Behind them, a rich golden circle brings warmth to the composition, while “Львів”—“Lviv”—stands proudly above in red lettering. 🛡️🇺🇦🌟

Hand-painted in oils by one of our volunteer friends from the Ivankiv region, this painting brings together Ukrainian tradition, generosity and hope for the next generation. 🎨🌻❤️

✍️💌 The handwritten label on the back

The label identifies the artist as:

Oksana Karas
Aged 48
Stanishivka

The handwritten title reads “Guardian of Lviv”.  A personal connection to the artist behind this heartfelt scene. 👩🎨🤝💙💛

🎨 Hand-painted in oils on canvas
🪵 Canvas stretched over a wooden frame
📏 Approximately 50 × 40 cm
👩🎨 Artist: Oksana Karas, Stanishivka
📝 Handwritten Ukrainian identification label on the reverse

💝 Every purchase helps support the ongoing humanitarian work of Ukraine UK Aid, assisting communities affected by the war.

A little Ukrainian warmth, with kindness and courage at its heart. 🏡🇺🇦❤️