by Godfrey J. Ellis — 14×18 Acrylic May 2022 Another of our wonderful young missionaries. She said her mother always got after her for touching her hair, but I thought it was the cutest pose and wanted to paint it. Her hair covered her badge, but I thought that was cute, too, and wanted to […]
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The Medallion (Hart)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 May 2022 This is one of the missionaries assigned to our area. We seem to get nothing but kind, faithful, and sincere ones, and this young man was no exception. He particularly wanted the plum blossoms in our yard and his medallion, which read, “Sons of Mosiah; God […]
Takaroa (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic April 2022 This is a painting of my missionary grandson in French Polynesia on a tropical island in the South Pacific. (Rough assignment, I know, but someone has to do it!!! LOL.) He is loving his mission and we are very proud of him. We loved this photo […]
Christ – “The Chosen”
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 16×20 April 2022 A friend (Joan) commissioned me to paint Jonathan Roumi, who plays Jesus Christ on “The Chosen.” It was a great challenge,.and I prayed sincerely to have the guidance I needed to represent the Savior of all mankind. Since the reference photo was in landscape mode, not […]
The Name Tag (Parnell)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 March 2022 What attracted me to this portrait of the neighbor girl, Azariah, was the mix of bright primary and complementary colors. She was such a cutie. Her parents were thrilled that I wanted to paint another one after having painted her younger brother (see “Kung-Fu Kid” (Parnell)”). […]
Jumping Joy (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — Acrylic 14×18 March 2022 For our Christmas present last December, Braden commissioned a painting from me. He said, “You choose any of my photos on FaceBook. Then, you paint it, I pay for it, and you keep it.” There was a highly unusual and creative Christmas present!. I chose this […]
Elder Hoodie (South)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic March 2022 Another in a series of amazing young men serving in our area. He liked the abstract background and thought it matched well with his tie. I took the reference photo in the living room. We talked a lot about a background and all agreed on the […]
Sunshine (Williams)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Mar 2022 This is another of our lovely sister missionaries. We took advantage of rare winter sunshine and captured some interesting light on her face that was difficult to paint but gave the portrait a lot of character. This is the reference photo. You can see that I […]
The Doughboy (Jolley)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic March 2022 This portrait of a WWI grandfather was a surprise gift for the 72-year-old grandson. The grandfather had been a “doughboy” soldier during WWI. When I gave it to the grandson and his wife, it was one of those – GASP !! – receptions that make creating […]
Bellevue Rose (Matheson)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Feb 2022 This sweet young woman wanted a portrait of her in front of the Seattle Temple and wanted the painting to show springtime and the flowers. It was a great deal more work to include the temple as well – quite a different painting challenge – I […]