Speaking at the exhibition, Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet hailed the painter’s determination to draw a large number of heroic mothers across the country.

President Triet also urged the Vietnam Women’s Union and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Welfare to further support the painter.

On behalf of the Party and State, Mr. Triet expressed his gratitude to the fallen soldiers, the invalids and the heroics mothers as well as those who have made great contributions to the country’s revolutionary cause and called on the young generation to uphold the nation’s glorious tradition.

The 62 year-old painter has traveled across the country from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to draw 226 charcoal and watercolour paintings of heroic mothers.