by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic July 2021 This portrait was commissioned by Allen Jolley, the one for whom I had painted, “The Bay of Bengal” as a gift. Since his father was a sailor named Jolly, I had to call this painting, “The Jolly Sailor” and I must say that he looks quite […]
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Wonky Glasses (Lawrence)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic June 2021 This is another in my series of missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in my home town of Lacey, Washington. This young man was assigned as Spanish-speaking (see the badge) but was temporarily working among the English-speaking because of the restrictions […]
Bricks (Brunson)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic June 2021 This lovely young couple were married in 2019 and began a life together. We were at their wedding. One day I offered to paint their picture and took the reference photo below. The photos below show the stages of the painting. I didn’t mute my sketch […]
Waving to China (Weiyin)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 20×24 May 2021 This lovely man and his 12-year-old son, Liu are wode peng you (my friends – see the characters on the lower right). The father was my Chinese teacher at Pierce College in 2004. The College brought him over from China (his wife had to stay behind […]
“It’s My Birthday!” (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic 2021 This is my daughter-in-law’s niece. This little girl is a firecracker! I have no idea what thought is passing through her little mind at this exact moment but, whatever it is, it is intense! Her mother is going through a painful divorce, as most divorces are, and […]
The Rose Bush (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic March 2021 The reference photo for this painting was taken in Tombstone, Arizona, home of the OK Corral. David and Gina are standing under what is billed as the largest rose bush in the world. The biggest challenge of this painting was working with the shadows. Below is […]
Japanese Missionary (Whitaker)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Mar 2021 This is another in my series of missionaries serving in our area. This young man was actually assigned to Japan, but that country has closed its borders because of Covid-19.. He is serving here in Western Washington while waiting for Japan to re-open. He’s trying to […]
Eight Years (Ellis)
Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Feb 2021 This is my sweet granddaughter, Katie, at the time of her baptism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter at eight years old. She is a lovely child and her father is understandably proud of her. It was a happy day. As with several of the […]
Old Rocky (Zach)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 18×20 Acrylic Jan 2021 I was working on another portrait of a granddaughter when I was interrupted by a message from a friend who was a web designer. He and I had agreed to have me paint his beloved dog, Rocky, as a work-for-work trade for a website he was […]
Crooked Smile (Bradshaw)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Jan 2021 Another gift portrait for the wonderful missionaries who pass through our area. Elder Bradshaw was trained to work with Spanish-speaking people (hence, the badge) but, for some reason, was assigned to our area. He was a fine young man, ,and we much enjoyed working with him. […]