by Godfrey J. Ellis — 12×12 Acrylic Nov 2020 This young boy is the grandson of one of our good friends. If you look at the dates, you will quickly realize that he died at age 20, not at age 10, as pictured. Still, this is the photo used on the memorial program and the […]
Category: Christmas 2020
Leaves (Blume)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — Oct 2020 Acrylic 16×20 This is another portrait of Gabi, the daughter of my friend, Jeff. I had painted a portrait of his wife (see “Graduation Memories”) and another of this same daughter (see “Golden Sunshine”). “Golden Sunshine” was meant as a gift for the daughter but he decided that […]
Golden Sunshine (Blume)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Oct 2020 Acrylic 16×20 This lovely young 20-year-old girl is the daughter of Jeff, the friend for whom I painted another portrait of his wife. That one was called “Graduation Memories” and is on this website. He liked the portrait of his wife enough to commission this new portrait of […]
I Take You… (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Sep 2020 Merry was the one who “commissioned” me to paint wedding portraits of three of our sons. AND, she wanted one of our wedding, some 47 years ago, as well. She wanted me to pick out which photo to paint some there was some element of “surprise” […]
First Kiss (Kiss)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 156×20 Acrylic Aug 2020 This a painting of our first grandchild to be married – Steven and Laura Ellis. Do we feel old? …Yes! The wedding took place during the coronavirus pandemic. We had been essentially alone except for going out for groceries while wearing a mask. At this reception, […]
Bubbles (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic July 2020 This wedding portrait of David and Gina Ellis emphasizes the fun and bubbly personalities that both of them enjoy and share. It wasn’t meant to be a formal wedding portrait like others I’ve painted; it was meant to be a fun one, hence the bubbles and […]
Love’s Glow (Ellis)
by Godfrey J Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic June 2020 This is a wedding portrait of Braden and Kerry Ellis, who were married 15 years earlier, in 2005. I posted an earlier version of the portrait on an acrylic artists’ FaceBook page to get feedback. People really liked Kerry’s face and the embroidery on the arm […]
The Embrace (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic June 2020 In late Spring, Merry asked that I paint the wedding portraits of our sons as well as our own. Whaaat! That sounded overwhelming, to say the least. Nevertheless, I took on the challenge. The wedding of Steve and April was one of the first wedding portraits […]
Baking Girl (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – July 2020 acrylic 12×12 This 12×12 painting on a canvas panel was a Christmas present for our 13-year-old granddaughter, Jenna. Her current passion is cooking and baking, which she is starting to do very well. Below is the design adapted from the Internet. We changed some colors, especially of her […]
Weber State (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – July 2020 acrylic 12×12 Katie Ellis, our 11-year-old granddaughter, loves women’s basketball and her favorite team was the one from Weber State University. Her father took her to any games that came near her home in Natomas, California. I painted this on a 12×12 canvas panel as a Christmas present, […]