by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2020 This is the granddaughter of a friend of ours. She is the cutest little thing and grandpa is mighty proud of her. I painted this as a surprise gift for him – he didn’t expect it at all. Although all paintings have frustrating elements, this one […]
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Bouquet (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Sept 2020 acrylic 16×20 Our 20-year-old granddaughter, Sarah, was married on Aug 22nd. I took two wedding photographs and couldn’t decide which one to paint. So, I asked my artist friends from a FaceBook painting group and they convinced me to paint BOTH of them. So this is one of […]
Longboards (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Sep 2020 acrylic 16×27 Our precious granddaughter, 20-year-old Sarah, was married on Aug 22, 2020. They received many wedding gifts but none was as exciting to them as matching his/her longboards. (We had never even heard of longboards, but they are apparently a modified skateboard.) They were made by one […]
Buckingham Palace (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic 2020 As the title tells you, this painting was based on a photo taken in front of Buckingham Palace in London, England. We were there in 2007. I always liked the photo and decided to paint it in as a 2020 Christmas present for that beautiful woman next […]
Goggles (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — 12×12 Acrylic Nov 2020 Goggles was painted as a gift for a young woman with three bright redhead children. She is currently going through a divorce and needs a boost. After she said on Facebook that they didn’t have money for a Christmas, I decided to paint one of her […]
Bis Später (Kessler)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — 12×12 Acrylic Nov 2020 This young boy is the grandson of one of our good friends. If you look at the dates, you will quickly realize that he died at age 20, not at age 10, as pictured. Still, this is the photo used on the memorial program and the […]
Leaves (Blume)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — Oct 2020 Acrylic 16×20 This is another portrait of Gabi, the daughter of my friend, Jeff. I had painted a portrait of his wife (see “Graduation Memories”) and another of this same daughter (see “Golden Sunshine”). “Golden Sunshine” was meant as a gift for the daughter but he decided that […]
The Lip (Haug)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — 12×16 Acrylic Oct. 2020 This is another in my series of gift portraits for the sister missionaries. Sister Hague was a seasoned missionary and was bold and direct with everyone she taught; yet she was also soft and a sweetheart. Below is the source photo with her young and new […]
Golden Sunshine (Blume)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Oct 2020 Acrylic 16×20 This lovely young 20-year-old girl is the daughter of Jeff, the friend for whom I painted another portrait of his wife. That one was called “Graduation Memories” and is on this website. He liked the portrait of his wife enough to commission this new portrait of […]
Muy Guapo (Garcia)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – October 2020 Acrylic 16×20 I painted a portrait of a small restaurant owner as a surprise gift to encourage him during the Covid pandemic of 2020 (see “The Bandanna” on this website). The owner liked it so much that on one of our later trips to his restaurant, he pulled […]