by Godfrey J. Ellis – acrylic Dec 2022 This fun idea was suggested by Merry Ellis. It was for my wonderful granddaughter and her wonderful new husband. It was fun to do.
Month: December 2022
Four Gen (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Nov 2022 Here are four generations of Ellis’s: Grandpa on the far right; grandson/dad in the middle, son on the left, and Easton at his blessing. One of the challenges of this painting was capturing the effect of the light. I also had to turn all the eyes […]
Little Kingdom (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Nov 2022 This photo of baby Easton surveilling his kingdom from his throne is captivating. I wanted to paint this one. When I had it up for critique, one of my fellow artists said, “Oh, you shouldn’t have show his diaper…” Nonsense! That was part of the overall […]
Necklace Pendant (Stricklin)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2022 This is a wonderful missionary – kind, sweet, and very competent, a true leader. The challenge with the painting is that the colors didn’t contrast much. The reference photo was taken after the long and hot summer and the grass was anything but green! Here she […]
The Laugh (Miller)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2022 I’ve painted many, many smiles but never a laugh – so, that was the challenge with this sweet missionary. A smile and a grimace are kissing cousins and I certainly wanted the former and not the latter. You can look at the progress photos and see […]
Gingham (Skinner)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2022 This is another of our lovely sister missionaries. With the various curving shapes of the hair and clothes, I chose to make the background vertical shapes and lines. Here she is holding her portrait. She was very pleased with it. Below are five photos of various […]