ULVERSTON'S Banksy has made a 'very special' donation to a Furness hospice.

LoKi is a mysterious guerilla artist, notorious for leaving his work on display in Ulverston's town centre and beyond.

His latest move has been to donate a painting to St Mary's Hospice, which cares for people in the last stages of their lives.

Retail lead for the hospice, Caroline Welch said: “He’s Ulverston's Banksy, It’s brilliant he’s chosen us, he’s unique, his work has brightened up a lot of dull corners in Ulverston.

"He was sensitive about us being a Hospice and chose something beautiful to paint, the painting he’s done for us, it’s got real beauty to it."

The painting is currently on display in Ulverston shop on Market Street and bids can be made there.

The artist's pseudonym Loki comes from Norse mythology, in which he sometimes assists the gods and sometimes behaves in a malicious manner towards them.

He is described in some stories as a 'shape shifter' and in separate incidents appears in the form of a salmon, a mare, a seal, a fly, and possibly an elderly woman.

Over the past few years work by LoKi has popped up throughout the county and over the past week there has been a flurry of activity by the artist.

Life size plaster cast statues have been seen on Ulverston's main roundabout, at the Hoad Monument, in Ulverston's Lightburn Park, at the Bluebird Cafe in Coniston, Claife Heights by Windermere and on the Glebe in Bowness.

To donate, put your name, contact details and your best offer price in a sealed envelope marked 'Blind Auction' and pop it in the post box in the shop if it is open or through the front door if we are closed.

If you would like any further info please contact Caroline on 01229 580 305 or her email caroline.welch@stmaryshospice.org.uk