by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Oil 1990 With the success of an oil class I took, I wanted to create more paintings as gifts for family and friends. I asked my father, Maurice Ellis, what he would like. He said that he had always loved Gig Harbor. I painted the scene but quickly saw […]
Month: August 1990
Idaho Falls Temple
by Godfrey J. Ellis – acrylic 1990 This painting was a gift to Alton and Denies Alexander. They were married in this building, the Idaho Falls Temple. They framed it with glass even though acrylics are not usually framed that way. You can see some glare on this photo of the painting. When Alton died, […]
Alberta Farm
by Godfrey J. Ellis – acrylic 1990 Barry Ellis, my older brother, lived in Alberta, Canada, and loved prairie scenes. As a gift, I painted this picture from a similar painting shown in an art book. (So, the scene was not necessarily a farm in Alberta, per se.) Also, Barry has had a lifelong love […]
The Forgotten Model T Ford
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 1990 This isn’t really a painting at all, more just a whimsical color sketch of an abandoned Model T Ford. It’s really small, just 6 inches or so. It was sketched out in a few minutes as a little bit of fun. I only included it here because people, including […]
Rhodies in the Rain Forest
by Godfrey J. Ellis – acrylic 1990 The cover of a Northwest magazine featured a photograph of these beautiful rhododendrons growing in the rain-forest out in the peninsula. Unfortunately, the cover also contained a large barcode as well as the titles of the articles inside, and so on. These covered much of the picture. Even […]