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 […]
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The Model A (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Feb 2024 My brother is a lifelong lover of antique cars, so I painted this one of a Model A Ford for him. I’m sure he will see things that are not correct. LOL… I was discouraged earlier, but I think it has turned out well. Hope you […]
Bookcase (Dodd)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 4×18 Feb 2024 his young man wanted a guitar with his painting and I wanted the bookcase and lamp for the challenge. So we both got something out of it. It was fun to do but both were difficult to paint. I decided to leave out the red guitar […]
The Samoan (Cox)
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 […]
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 […]