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 […]
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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. […]
“My Kingdom”
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Mar 2026 With a lull in portrait projects, I decided to paint this photograph of a car surveilling his kingdom. I have always liked this photo and thought it would be a fun challenge. I think my kitty-cat is a little skinnier than the original photo. Below are […]
“Her Mother’s Eyes” (Peet)
by Godfrey J. Ellis This was commissioned by the same couple who wanted the painting of the wife in the straw hat going through the Panama Canal. This one was of the same woman 40 years ago – the baby is now 40 years old. The eyes came out well, which was good because the […]
Joyous Christ 2 (Ellis, Steve/April)
by Godfrey J. Ellis This is the second painting of the “Joyous Christ.” Merry kept the first one and this is the one we gave to our son and dau-in-law. lsdjfslkdf
Green in Green (Green)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic July 2025 This young woman brought life and brightness everywhere she went. I changed some of the colors of this one. Below is a photo of her holding the finished portrait. Here are some images as the portrait took shape.
Joyous Christ 1 (Ellis, Merry)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 Oct 2025 This is my Lord and Savior. I painted it as a gift for my son and dau-in-law but my wife pulled rank and claimed it !! She gets first claim, of course, so I am thinking about painting another one from the same ref photo. Here […]
In the Garden (Christensen)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 Dec 2025 This is another of our lovely missionaries serving in our home town. The photo is one she already had and loved. It was taken before her mission and I added the badge. The necklace was important to her. Finally, I tried to reduce the orange glow […]
The Straw Hat (Peet)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 Dec 2025 It can be surprising, sometimes, to tell which paintings will come easily and which will be difficult. This one was quite hard because so much of the face was in shadow with spots of light coming through the straw hat. The photo of the painting is […]