by Godfrey J. Ellis – Nov 2020 acrylic 12×16 We had a photo of me with our three sons. My wonderful wife, Merry, asked me to paint it for her for Christmas 2019. I told her bluntly that this painting could not be done – at least by me. The figures were too spread out, […]
Category: Christmas 2019
Brothers (Robles)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Dec 2019 acrylic 12×16 We invited our neighbors, the Robles family, to the Church Christmas party on Dec. 6, 2019. We had fun watching their 17-year-old son, Lewis (“Bobby”), interacting with his brother. The 5-year-old, Danté, spent most of his time on Lewis’s lap or playing games with his brother. […]
Loving Sisters (Schnell)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic Dec 2019 I offered my friend, Ken Schnell, a painting of his two cute daughters, Sophie, 8, and Amelia, 9 years old. I drove over to his house and did a photo shoot. This sweet photo of the two Schnell girls hugging each other in their back yard, […]
The Loving Imp (Delimont)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 8×10 Acrylic Dec 2019 I taught Church Primary class in 2017 and had a little boy named Jarom in the class. He was smart as a whip but, phew! What energy! He would run around the classroom hitting the other little boys and standing on the folding chairs. He didn’t […]
Pondering Bishop (Miller)
by Godfrey Ellis – Dec 2019 acrylic 11×14 I quietly took several secret photos of Bishop Miller on my iPhone during an early morning bishopric meeting one Sunday. I pretended to be looking something up on the phone. I loved this one because he looked as if he was contemplating some important issue – he […]
The New Jacket (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 11×14 Acrylic Nov 2019 Our grandson was proud of this new winter jacket. He didn’t want to take it off, even in the house. When Godfrey painted this Christmas gift, he decided to give it a different background, using a photo of their un-mown backyard. Below is the reference photo […]
Springtime Blossoms (Huntamer)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 11×14 Acrylic Nov 2019 This was one of the first Christmas portraits I did that wasn’t a grandchild. This is Woody, Merry’s brother, and next to him is his daughter, Brittany. The background of spring blossoms and the tree were fun to paint. I was worried about Brittany’s skirt, but […]
Home Builder (Brunson)
by Godfrey Ellis – 11×14 Acrylic Nov 2019 This amazing and inspiring man, our good friend Steve, has done incredible things for us. Well, he does incredible things for dozens of people. He is a model of love and service. What a giant! He was the inspiration for us to move out of our previous […]
Proud Car Owner (Ellis)
by Godfrey Ellis – 12×12 Acrylic Oct 2019 I painted this portrait as a Christmas present for my grandson, Steven. This new (to him) Miata convertible was his first car, purchased soon after his return from a mission to the Philippines. He loved it but soon sold the car because he planned to go to […]
The Connection (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Oct 2019 acrylic 12×12 One of my grandsons is Samuel Godfrey Ellis – I like to call him S. Godfrey. Anyway, I loved how he and Sparky the dog made this eye-to-eye connection despite the poor dog’s cataracts! It seemed to tell a story. S. Godfrey is a basketball fan […]