by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2025 This is my lovely great-granddaughter. She is actually holding a hose (see below) but I wanted to change it to a flower. I usually like more interesting lighting, but I couldn’t pass up the cute pose. If I tried to sit like this, I would end […]
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Pink Glow (Rex)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2024 This is another of our lovely sister missionaries. She is going home next week (Dec 2024) and is excited about having a souvenir of her adventures in Washington. The color of the dress was perhaps that biggest challenge. I wanted to take out the chair and […]
Blue Dog (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis This is my lovely 15-year-old granddaughter snuggling with the family dog, named (of all things) “Blue.” Below is the reference photo, which was taken in their living room. They all loved this dog and with good reason. He is cute, well-behaved, and a part of the family. I added the bracelets […]
Tying the Knot (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic July 2024 This is my handsome grandson, Samuel Godfrey Ellis and his bride, Kenzie, holding their wedding present painting. He knew it was coming and had my swap out the tie for one of his favorite and, from a color composition point of view, that was a huge […]
Savior Praying
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic July 2024 This is a reproduction of a painting by LDS artist, Del Parson. It is done by permission. It was in the 2023 Come, Follow Me manual and we both loved it. I started this for someone else but Merry said, “Oh, no! That one is mine!” […]
Pair of Pugs (Larson)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic July 2024 My computer could not keep up with modern technology so a friend who is knowledgeable with such things put in a solid-state drive. That fixed it. As a thanks, I offered to paint his children or his wedding. No… he wanted his pug dogs. So, I […]
High Hair (Hyten)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic July 2024 This young missionary is very dedicated. I was pleased to spend 20 or 30 hours providing what I hope will be a souvenir of his service and will last for many years. And, yes, his hair was that high above his forehead! This reference photo is […]
Musical Elder (Long)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14/18 April 2024 We told this happy and enthusiastic missionary to bring something to the photoshoot that was special to him, meaning a button or a tie clip – something like that. Imagine our surprise when he arrived with a ukulele, an embroider sign, a special pencil behind his […]
Curly Locks (Watson)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic April 2024 This photo was taken on our back porch but this handsome young man wanted a background of Mount Rainier in Washington State. I’m certainly not totally satisfied with most of my paintings, but I am quite pleased with how this one turned out. I wish the […]
Little Mother (Romanov)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 March 2024 This was painted for a Ukrainian man and his American wife of the two adorable children. I painted it free as an expression of support. Below is the reference photo. This was more difficult than I expected. One of the challenges was all the varying textures […]