We’ve all heard the incredible story of Captain Tom Moore, a veteran of World War II, whose efforts to raise money for NHS Charities Together during the Coronavirus crisis led to almost £30m being donated.
It will be Captain Tom’s 100th birthday later this week (Thursday) and Michelle Marsh from Sandown has created this fantastic artwork as a tribute to 99-year-old who walked 100 lengths of his back garden in the hope of raising £1,000.
Michelle is a self-taught artist who mainly draws animal portraits in coloured pencils. She told OnTheWight that she always puts big panel paintings outside of her house at Christmas.
Four days to complete
As Michelle lives with with Rheumatoid Arthritis, the paintings can take many weeks to finish, but she really wanted Captain Tom’s to be ready by his birthday and managed to complete the painting in just four days.
Here is Michelle’s painting in all its glory.
From heartfelt claps to 100 laps-
To this hero we say Happy Birthday
If you are planning to celebrate Captain Tom’s birthday in some way, let us know by leaving a comment or getting in touch.
If you haven’t seen them, you can watch all the tribute videos to Captain Bob on You Tube.
Article edit
3.15pm 29 Apr 2020 – Extra detail from Michelle added
