by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Oil 1990 I had not painted for 13 years when I painted this seascape. My life had been consumed with finishing my PhD, helping to raise a family of four boys, and fulfilling numerous Church assignments. I was also establishing my career as a professor at both Oklahoma State […]
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Gig Harbor Reflections
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Oil 1990 With the success of an oil class I took, I wanted to create more paintings as gifts for family and friends. I asked my father, Maurice Ellis, what he would like. He said that he had always loved Gig Harbor. I painted the scene but quickly saw […]
Idaho Falls Temple
by Godfrey J. Ellis – acrylic 1990 This painting was a gift to Alton and Denies Alexander. They were married in this building, the Idaho Falls Temple. They framed it with glass even though acrylics are not usually framed that way. You can see some glare on this photo of the painting. When Alton died, […]
Alberta Farm
by Godfrey J. Ellis – acrylic 1990 Barry Ellis, my older brother, lived in Alberta, Canada, and loved prairie scenes. As a gift, I painted this picture from a similar painting shown in an art book. (So, the scene was not necessarily a farm in Alberta, per se.) Also, Barry has had a lifelong love […]
The Forgotten Model T Ford
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 1990 This isn’t really a painting at all, more just a whimsical color sketch of an abandoned Model T Ford. It’s really small, just 6 inches or so. It was sketched out in a few minutes as a little bit of fun. I only included it here because people, including […]
Rhodies in the Rain Forest
by Godfrey J. Ellis – acrylic 1990 The cover of a Northwest magazine featured a photograph of these beautiful rhododendrons growing in the rain-forest out in the peninsula. Unfortunately, the cover also contained a large barcode as well as the titles of the articles inside, and so on. These covered much of the picture. Even […]
Youth in the Electronic Environment (article in Youth & Society, Edited by Godfrey J. Ellis, 1983)
by Godfrey J. Ellis In 1983, I served as the guest editor of the September edition of Youth and Society: A Quarterly Journal that was dedicated to “Youth in the Electronic Environment.” I wrote the lead article: “Youth in the Electronic Environment: An Introduction” (below). I am only including a scan of the first page below – […]
Television Characters as Significant Others and the Process of Vicarious Role Taking (article in Television and the Family, Edited by Godfrey J. Ellis, June 1983)
by Godfrey J. Ellis I wrote the introduction to the issue (below) as well as one of the articles (also below). This was an article that I particularly enjoyed writing – it is one of my favorites. The other names in that article were my graduate students of the time. I am only including a […]
Building Family Strengths Through the Positive Use of Television
by Godfrey J. Ellis I was honored to submit a chapter in an edited book entitled Family Strengths 4: Positive Support Systems (Edited by Nick Stinett and others). The second author of my chapter was one of my graduate students. I am only including a scan of the first page below – for space concerns. […]
Cultural Diversity in Family Life (article in Journal of Home Economics, Winter 1981)
by Godfrey J. Ellis My department (Family Relations) was housed in the College of Home Economics when I was teaching in the doctoral program at Oklahoma State University. (Yes, I got free sample knifes and deals on cookware!) The Dean invited me to submit an article for her national journal and I thought it would […]