by Godfrey J. Ellis This illustration was meant to show that a person’s name was not just descriptive, it was also predictive. In other words, people tend to grow into whatever stereotype is suggested by the names that were given to them. An article in Psychology Today points out the fact that, “Names matter. Whenever […]
Month: February 2020
Congo Preacher (Kayij-Wint)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 acrylic 2020 This is the Reverend Kayij, the husband of the woman in the bright dress (“Congo Pride”) and the father of my colleague, Kaj Kayij-Wint. Her father had recently passed on and this painting was commissioned by her as a memory of him and a tribute to his […]
Colorful Ciara (Nies)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 acrylic 2020 This portrait is of our friend, Carol Nies’s, 18-year-old granddaughter, Ciara. Her hair is yellow one day and pink the next. Is the painting any good? I guess art is in the eye of the beholder. The abstract background was my first attempt at what is called […]
Fire in the Forest (Rafn)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 acrylic 2020 This is the wife of Mark Rafn. He liked his own “Good Samaritan” portrait so much that he wanted one for his wife as a Valentine’s gift. I was interested in doing it because I was intrigued at how bright her auburn hair shone as the light […]