As I wrote in the mini art bio (see “By” on the menu line), when I retired from my work as a professor in a graduate school, a local businessman hired me to ghost-write a 400-page technical book for him. To lighten up the text and to illustrate some of the points, I drew over […]
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“Buy” – Commission Rates and Contact Info
After seeing my artwork on this website, you might decide that you would like an individualized painting for yourself or a loved one. Perhaps you would like a portrait of a pet, a favorite landscape, or cartoon work, or even helping you write a book for commercial use or as a memoir for your descendants. […]
“By…” – A Brief Bio of the Artist
Art creativity of all kinds has been an important part of my life as long as I can remember. I was painting and drawing from my earliest years. I wrote my first book at the age of 10. In elementary school, I illustrated my class notebooks with drawings and sketches that my teachers loved. Seeing […]
The Bandanna (Garcia)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 acrylic 2020 There is a Hispanic restaurant owner near where we live who has a little hole-in-the-wall place called, Don Garcia’s. In his restaurant, he has a huge, framed photo of him much younger in a cowboy hat and with his name, Don Garcia, splashed across the photo. He […]
Godfrey J. Ellis – Professional Vita
Godfrey J. Ellis A curriculum vita (or vitae) is typically much longer than a 1 or 2 page resumé. My vita is 23 pages long. It includes all presentations and publications of my professional career in sociology and social psychology as well as my almost 30 years leading the Masters Program in Counseling Psychology. Below […]
Daddy/Daughter Secret (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic August 2020 This was such a fun photo of my son, Steve Ellis, and his sweet daughter, Sarah, that I just had to paint it for Daddy Steve’s birthday. Below is the reference photo, which was taken at her brother’s wedding (July 2, 2020) and finished in August. […]
First Kiss (Kiss)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 156×20 Acrylic Aug 2020 This a painting of our first grandchild to be married – Steven and Laura Ellis. Do we feel old? …Yes! The wedding took place during the coronavirus pandemic. We had been essentially alone except for going out for groceries while wearing a mask. At this reception, […]
Bubbles (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic July 2020 This wedding portrait of David and Gina Ellis emphasizes the fun and bubbly personalities that both of them enjoy and share. It wasn’t meant to be a formal wedding portrait like others I’ve painted; it was meant to be a fun one, hence the bubbles and […]
Love’s Glow (Ellis)
by Godfrey J Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic June 2020 This is a wedding portrait of Braden and Kerry Ellis, who were married 15 years earlier, in 2005. I posted an earlier version of the portrait on an acrylic artists’ FaceBook page to get feedback. People really liked Kerry’s face and the embroidery on the arm […]
The Embrace (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic June 2020 In late Spring, Merry asked that I paint the wedding portraits of our sons as well as our own. Whaaat! That sounded overwhelming, to say the least. Nevertheless, I took on the challenge. The wedding of Steve and April was one of the first wedding portraits […]