by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 August 2026 This was a fun missionary. I thought it would match her personality to have the leaves poking outside the oval. I didn’t want to make the contrast of light as strong as in the reference photo (below). I’m used to sister missionaries with long hair so […]
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Being Kissed (Yancy)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 July 2026 This is the third commissioned paintings for Robert Yancy. I absolutely loved the reference photo (below) and couldn’t wait to paint it. Her expression was priceless. Unfortunately, the lower part of the photo was blocked by a table and there was no way to reproduce his […]
Hanging Basket (Carter)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 July 2026 This young woman was so sweet; we loved her time in our area. Her face was soft and gentle, which showed her personality perfectly. The challenge was trying to capture that softness. The white dress was a little tricky to paint because there weren’t many details […]
Temple Bouquet (Yancy)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 June 2026 This lovely couple was anoher commision of one of Robert Yancy’s grandchildren. The building was obviously a challenge; the bouquet was fun to paint. I thought it was best to zoom in for a portrait. Here is Robert Yancy holding the portrait of his grandchildren. He […]
Smocking (Bigler)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 April 2026 This lovely young sister missionary arrived for a photo shoot with this dress that had smocking on the front. Painting that drove Godfrey crazy! He did his best, but it was difficult. Below is a photo of her holding the painting. Here are three photos of […]
A Friend (Houskeeper)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 May 2026 Here is a painting of my friend, LaVal Houskeeper shortly after he died. It was a gift for his widow. The challenge was to make the eyes dark. It is counter-intuitive because the mind wants to paint bright eyes with white sclera. As you can see […]
The Kiss (Yancy)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic – 14×18 – April 2026 This was a commissioned piece of the grandson of a ward member. He was stealing a kiss on a trip to the beach. The difficulty was separating the two jackets, which were a similar color. I made his jacket more brown and her’s, more […]
“Mum and Mom” (Roy, Huntamer)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Apr 2026 On the left is my British mother (“Mum”) and on the right is Merry’s American mother (“Mom”). They are admiring baby Samuel Godfrey Ellis, their latests great-grandchild. The occasion was the wedding of David and Gina’s wedding reception in December 2002. Painted now in 2026, Sam […]
Stripes (Reaveley)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic April 2026 Yet another of our lovely and hard-working sister missionaries. The reference photo was very good and a good photo goes a long way to producing a good painting. I especially enjoyed painting her beautiful, sparkly green eyes. She likes flowers but agreed that, with the simple […]
The Broach (Avery)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 8×14 Acrylic March 2026 Another of our lovely sister missionaries working in the Lacey area. She has been here for several months. She wanted blue flowers in the background. Below is the reference photo. Here is a photo of the real Sister Avery holding her portrait, which she much appreciated. […]