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 […]
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Getting the Whole Family on One Tree
by Godfrey J. Ellis This article appeared in the February 1978 Ensign magazine, now called the Liahona magazine. This article was published in the Ensign magazine in February 1978. It discusses a monthly family newsletter that we edited each month. I drew a different design on the cover each time and collected any contributions that were sent […]
Supervision and Conformity: A Cross-cultural Analysis of Parental Socialization Values
by Godfrey J. Ellis The American Journal of Sociology is the most prestigious journal in the field of Sociology. This article was based on my doctoral dissertation at Washington State University. My advisor (second author) encouraged me to submit the following article, which was based on the dissertation. The third author was another grad assistant and friend. […]
Le Point Minou
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 oil 1977 This painting is the site of the baptism of Lili Le Roy in 1970, when I was a missionary in France. In my journal, I wrote: “Thurs, 6 Aug 1970: In the afternoon, we went out to see Point Minou. It was more beautiful than before, if […]
Pinky, the White Mouse
by Godfrey J. Ellis – oil 1976 When I was 26 years old, Merry and I traveled to BYU to work on a post-doctoral research project studying family interaction. The project director was one of my old professors, Darwin Thomas. As a part of the project, I painting an elaborate game board onto the surface […]
Vancouver Skyline at Night
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 oil 1974 This painting is English Bay and the Grouse Mountain Chairlift in Vancouver, Canada, from was a Christmas gift for my parents. In 1974, this is how Vancouver looked; today, the lights of the buildings and up on the mountain have grown exponentially. My mother, who was also […]
Bent Tree on a Mountain Trail
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 oil 1974 This painting was a Christmas gift for Mom and Dad Huntamer. We were a young couple (25 and 23) and still in grad school. We had little money. We thought paintings would be good and relatively inexpensive gifts to give. So I picked up few paint brushes […]
Mountain Waterfall
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 oil 1974 I never cared for this one. It was a gift for Dad and Millie Ellis back when I was just starting out. The mountain came out okay but I had no clue on how to paint rocks and trees let along waterfalls. It was one of those […]
Display Boards for Street Contacting
by Godfrey J. Ellis – oil 1970 As my story explains (see “By” on this website), I have enjoyed art as long as I can remember. I dabbled with art off and on throughout my youth, although little to none of that work survives today. At 21 years old, I left home for two years […]
The Ordination
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 9×9 Vermiculite sculpture, 1966 or 1967 This is the earliest piece of art that I still have. It was made in high school, likely in 1966. It was made of vermiculite that was poured into a mold and then carved. It was meant to be Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery […]