by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Aug 2021 Roger Prengel is not only a spiritual giant, he is a smart and creative man. He has given so much to so many over his 88 years of life. It was my privilege to paint his portrait. I hope that I did it justice. I found […]
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The Sports Watch (Denton)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×18 Acrylic July 2021 This painting is another in my series of missionaries assigned to our area. Here he is pointing to a scripture that is his guide to providing the service that he does and has great meaning for him. I thought it would be fun to include the […]
The Quad (Burger)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic July 2021 This is another in my series of missionaries serving in the Lacey 1st Ward. Here is Elder Burger holding his new portrait. He was very pleased. (He had just come from giving service to someone so he is in is work duds, not his shirt and […]
The Jolly Sailor (Jolley)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic July 2021 This portrait was commissioned by Allen Jolley, the one for whom I had painted, “The Bay of Bengal” as a gift. Since his father was a sailor named Jolly, I had to call this painting, “The Jolly Sailor” and I must say that he looks quite […]
Wonky Glasses (Lawrence)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic June 2021 This is another in my series of missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in my home town of Lacey, Washington. This young man was assigned as Spanish-speaking (see the badge) but was temporarily working among the English-speaking because of the restrictions […]
Bricks (Brunson)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic June 2021 This lovely young couple were married in 2019 and began a life together. We were at their wedding. One day I offered to paint their picture and took the reference photo below. The photos below show the stages of the painting. I didn’t mute my sketch […]
Waving to China (Weiyin)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 20×24 May 2021 This lovely man and his 12-year-old son, Liu are wode peng you (my friends – see the characters on the lower right). The father was my Chinese teacher at Pierce College in 2004. The College brought him over from China (his wife had to stay behind […]
“It’s My Birthday!” (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic 2021 This is my daughter-in-law’s niece. This little girl is a firecracker! I have no idea what thought is passing through her little mind at this exact moment but, whatever it is, it is intense! Her mother is going through a painful divorce, as most divorces are, and […]
The Rose Bush (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic March 2021 The reference photo for this painting was taken in Tombstone, Arizona, home of the OK Corral. David and Gina are standing under what is billed as the largest rose bush in the world. The biggest challenge of this painting was working with the shadows. Below is […]
Japanese Missionary (Whitaker)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Mar 2021 This is another in my series of missionaries serving in our area. This young man was actually assigned to Japan, but that country has closed its borders because of Covid-19.. He is serving here in Western Washington while waiting for Japan to re-open. He’s trying to […]