by Godfrey J. Ellis This wedding portrait was of the maternal grandparents of a friend from Church. The young groom was then a first lieutenant pilot in the US Air Force around 1942. At the time, they were not yet assigned the tradition dark blue dress jackets. This young pilot was about to “take off” […]
Category: Commissioned
“Oh, Yeah!” (Fotheringham)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Oct 2021 I recently published an article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. You can read it online or on this website under the Writing Gallery section. I also serve as a reviewer for that same journal. I recently reviewed an article by a […]
In the Light (Mitchell)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Oct 2021 This wedding portrait was painted for the man who painted the trim on our house as partial payment. So, it wasn’t so much a commission as a trade of work. His son and bride were photographed outside in front of stairs and metal handrails. They didn’t […]
At the Pier (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 11×14 Acrylic Aug 2021 This one is for my sweet 12-year-old granddaughter. It is of her friend and she wanted it to give to her as a surprise. So, she asked it she could “commission” a painting. I told her that, if it was going to be a gift from […]
The Jolly Sailor (Jolley)
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 […]
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 […]
Doña in Blue (Garcia)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic 2020 This one is painting of Doña Garcia, Don Garcia’s wife. He was the one for whom I painted a portrait to support him (see “The Bandanna”) and who had commissioned me to paint another of him as a 17-year old boy (see “Muy Guyapo”). He then commissioned […]
Sunset Glow (Schnell)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic 2020 This commissioned painting was of a friend and his wife. It is a composite of two photographs. I liked Ken and the background from the top one and Sharon with her arm around Ken from the bottom one. You can see that below: Ken was very pleased […]
Bis Später (Kessler)
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 […]
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 […]