Patagonia (Ahlmer)

by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2021

This is another in a series of missionaries that served in our home town. Even though his tie was in style, I had fun kidding him that it was a “sissy tie” (hence the title of the painting).. He was a fun guy and I tried to capture that personality. The reference photo was blurry but the one that everyone liked, so that is the one I painted.

Here is a photo of Elder Ahlmer holding his signed and varnished painting.

Below are three photos of the portrait as it took form. I thought it was one of my better sketches. The red lines were to get all the proportions lined up correctly.