by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Oct 2023 This is another of our lovely sister missionaries. How full of life and joy and innocence they are! I hope my painting will be a precious memory of her experience here in our area for years to come. Here is the reference photo, taken out on […]
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The Thinker (Call)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 – Aug 2023 This photo was taken out on our back deck. This wonderful young man chose a semi-abstract background to match his tie. I think it worked; do you? Below is a photo of Elder Call holding his portrait – with yours truly and his lovely wife. […]
In the Forest (Judd)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 16×20 July 2023 This young man did some work for me years ago before his LDS mission. He was marrying this sweet girl the next month and I painted this for them as their wedding present. The challenge in this one was her mouth. It looks simple and straightforward […]
Lavender (Banks)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14/x19 Acrylic June 2023 This lovely young missionary is new to our area. In fact, I took the photo on her first day in the field. She was very excited about the idea of having her portrait painted. When she picked it up, she said (her words), “It’s scary how […]
Spunky Aunt Mattie (Rogers)
This was a commissioned memorial painting for friends of ours. Their aunt was a spunky lady and full of fun – I hope I captured that in the portrait. The client said she absolutely “loves it” and it “looks exactly like her deceased aunt” – so that’s good. The challenge with this one is that […]
Lilacs (Harding)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14X18 May 2023 Another of the wonderful missionaries who come through our town. He didn’t know what lilacs were so I told him that he better find out because girls love lilacs (and so do I). Here is the reference photo: Here is a photo of him holding his […]
Stuffed Animals (Hansen)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — Acrylic 16×20 June 2023 These are two of the children of a young family from Church. I wanted to paint them because …well, they are just so darn cute! I had fun with the stuffed animals, too. Below is the original. As you can see, I chose to have a […]
The Scar (Hill)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — Acrylic 14×18 May 2023 The challenge – and fun – in this painting was the lighting on the face. At first, Merry said it looked like “a scar” across his forehead. I worked on it and think it finally came out okay!! I was also pleased with how the colors […]
Blossoms (Familia)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic May 2023 Sometimes the likeness comes immediately, sometimes it requires a great deal of trial and error. The likeness of the lovely young “blossom” was quite difficult and I struggled a lot with this one. Also, she wanted more background blossoms than were on the trees so I […]
Wild and Wacky (Brewer)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic March 2023 This portrait was of – believe it or not – our Honda salesman. He was super-nice but, by his own self-identification, “wild and wacky.” We got to talking and I mentioned painting and he wanted one for his wife’s birthday. Long story, short, I did this […]