by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 Feb 2024 This young man is new at his missionary service. At his first assignment before coming to our area, he taught a Samoan family. So he wanted his badge written in that language, which I was happy to do. Hands are always difficult and that was the […]
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The Surgeon (Moore)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 Jan 2024 This is my orthopedic surgeon – the one who is going to cut me in two weeks! He is a super guy and everyone loves him. (We’ll see if I still do after the surgery!) He had an interesting face and I had fun painting him. […]
Liberty Jail (Wright)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Jan 2024 This couple are serving as guides in the “Liberty Jail” museum in Independence, Kansas. He is also one of the authors and reviewers for the Interpreter journal for which I am serving as Associate Editor. He had found this art website and asked if I could […]
Barry & the Bobbies (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Dec 2023 My brother, Barry, and his wife served in Preston, England, as LDS temple missionaries. On their time off, they did a little sightseeing. On one of their excursions, Barry found himself in a train station where there were a couple of English constables (British Bobbies) patrolling […]
The Hands (Nash)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Dec 2023 This sweet couple a very close bond, as you can probably see. They commissioned this painting to commemorate their union together. There were several difficult parts of this painting. The likeness, of course, is always a challenge. But hands are difficult, especially when they are piled […]
Dragon Tie (Lindsay)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 Dec 2023 This painting didn’t come easily but it is the best I could do. Jeff is the senior editor of a scholarly journal for which I serve as the associate editor. I’ve never actually met him in person, but he has done so much for me that […]
Dudley the Dog (Banks)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2023 This was commissioned by the mother of one of the missionaries I painted. She wanted this for her husband as a Christmas present. The dog was actually in the back of a pickup truck, but she wanted the background of where the family sometimes hunted near […]
Clara (Shoop)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2023 This commissioned painting was from a smart phone snapshot instant message. It presented several challenges to make it into a decent portrait of Baby Clara. Below is a photo of proud grandpa holding the painting of his new grandchild. Below are three photos of the painting […]
The Triangle (Petersen)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2023 This young lady has just begun her service in our town. She’s a sweety. She’s going to do well. The triangle necklace she is holding was given to her by her mother. It symbolizes a triad relationship with Jesus Christ and that all things return to […]
The Smile (Hill)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 Nov 2023 We took several photos of this lovely young missionary and I preferred one with her showing a smile with the teeth showing. But she had her heart set on this one with the closed mouth. So, that’s what I did for her. Here is the reference […]