The Project

The project is simple: find a deserving family every year, beginning this year, and present them

with a hand-painted portrait of the service member they wish to memorialize. The portrait will be

given to the family on or around Memorial Day. These families are affected everyday by the loss

of their hero. I, as an artist and a patriot, cannot think of a better way to pay my respect to those

who have sacrificed their lives to protect the lives and liberties that we hold so dear. Although

the service member may have passed, a simple portrait can help future generations remember the

hero’s story, one story at a time.

In order to accomplish this task, I am asking that family and friends of service members who

died in or as a result of combat since 2001 to fill out the submission under the “submit a hero”

tab or by using the button at the bottom of this page. All submissions will be reviewed by my

team of dedicated volunteers. We will pick a deserving family in mid-to-late April. At that point

we will reach out for reference images and I will begin to paint the hero’s portrait. When the

portrait is complete, I will travel and present the portrait to the selected family.

Important dates:

January 1: Submissions open to the public

April 22: Submissions closed

April 30: Winner announced

May 27, 2019: Memorial Day