Category: Commissioned

Liberty Jail (Wright)

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 […]

The Hands (Nash)

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 […]

Christ – “The Chosen”

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 […]

D.C. Temple Snuggle (Shoop)

D.C. Temple Snuggle (Shoop)

by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Jan 2022 A good friend wanted this one as a Christmas/birthday present for his wife. It was their wedding of 25 years ago. The original reference photo was of him in a strange crouch and with their faces so pixilated as to be unpaintable. Here are the faces […]