The exhibition introduces the artist Lyubov Maikova, who lived a long rural life, endured poverty and war, and only turned to painting in her mature years. Her journey illustrates how the desire to beautify the everyday transforms into an independent artistic voice. At the heart of the project is the fate of a peasant woman from the Volga shore. Childhood in a poor family, wartime years, caring for children, and a hard life long existed separately from art. Only much later did she take up paints, and the familiar surroundings became the subject of her works. The paintings are built around simple motifs: villages stretched along the river, wooden houses, churches, haystacks, boats by the water, people on the road, on a walk, or saying goodbye. Almost all the canvases are horizontal, as if the artist stretches her gaze along the horizon and preserves the feeling of slow time. In the painting, one can hear echoes of the Russian classical school, familiar from magazine reproductions: soft color transitions, thoughtful composition, attention to light. At the same time, the source of inspiration remains close - the native land and everyday life, to which she relates with careful interest. The landscapes are filled with silence and inner harmony. The sky, water, forest, and field do not overwhelm human presence but gently absorb it. The calm rhythm, light melancholy, and sense of security make these works resonate with viewers of different generations, reminding them of childhood impressions, family stories, and that quiet joy that helps one stay afloat in a changing world. The exhibition takes place in the "Folk Paintings" hall at: Izmailovsky Blvd., 30. On our website, we tell about free events in Moscow.