Sgt. Michael Keith Ingram Jr.

This is Sgt. Michael Keith Ingram Jr. He was killed in Afghanistan in 2010. I had painted a picture if Mike for ART Prize but had given it to his father as he was the only person I was in touch with at the time of the contest. During the last weeks of the competition I was befriended on Face Book by his mother who was divorced from his father. She was also having a very rough time in her life with the loss of her son. Shortly after that she lost both her sister and nephew who were shot on there porch at home. I can not imagine the grief this woman has touched.

I decided to paint this picture of her son and give it to her with my sympathies. Again, this is a 16" by 20" watercolor pencil painting on canvas.

Sgt. Michael Keith Ingram Jr., Art Prize 2011

This is Sgt. Michael Keith Ingram Jr. He was know for his smile. He was from Newport, Michigan. He had moved to Monroe, Michigan. He enjoyed taking things apart and then putting them back together again. He enjoyed going to Tiger games and was known as a positive person. He had been serving in Afghanistan for about a year and was a leader of a small group. He was injured a few weeks before his death that would have required surgery. He didn't want to go home early because he didn't want to leave his guys behind. Michael died on 4/17/2010 at the age of 23. His parents gave permission to make a movie about Michael called, " One Soldiers Story." I has been showing in the East side of the state and is the basis for a fund raiser called, Mikies Minute (www.MikiesMinute.com) It raises money to by phone cards so the soldiers over seas can call home. Michael portrait can be seen during Art Prize 2011 at The Spectrum Health Center, Butterworth Center, Atrium. Come on down and check it out.