by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 acrylic 2020 This is the wife of Mark Rafn. He liked his own “Good Samaritan” portrait so much that he wanted one for his wife as a Valentine’s gift. I was interested in doing it because I was intrigued at how bright her auburn hair shone as the light […]
Category: Commissioned
The Joy of a Leaf (Mortinson)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 acrylic 2020 Thrilled with the portrait of Mark, the Mortinsons asked if I would paint their autistic grandson who found a huge maple leaf outside. I liked his joy as he proudly showed it off. She offered to pay for it but was aghast when I suggested $100. She […]
Saintly Inspiration (Mortinson)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 acrylic 2020 This is one of my favorite portraits. It is a painting of Mark Mortensen, a very sweet, gentle man suffering with Parkinson’s. There are technical mistakes but I felt like I captured the saintly tone of this sweet man. I wanted to capture not only his likeness […]
Hazel with an Attitude (Shoop)
by Godfrey Ellis – Nov 2019 acrylic 12×16 This sassy imp is the granddaughter of my friend, Ray. He wanted this painted as a gift for his daughter, Hazel’s mother. I love how Hazel conquers a forest scene with her fun-loving and precocious pose. Ray “paid” for this painting by doing some handiwork for us. […]
Plumber Finds the Ring
By Godfrey J. Ellis – Summer 2019
Tuxedo Plumber
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Late Spring 2019 The paintings of Mont St. Michel in 1994 were the last pictures that I painted as I got caught up with life. Almost 25 years passed. At the very end of 2018, our bishop, Joe Miller, hired me to ghost write a book for him on business […]
Slam Dunk
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 2019 This was the second cartoon that I drew for the book. It is meant to be a pun on the idea of increasing one’s “net” of business contacts.
Miller’s Flour
by Godfrey J. Ellis This cartoon illustrates diversity in business meetings. The book recommended that those wanting to join what is called a “networking group” visit at least six different networking groups before deciding which one to commit to. I wrote that readers needed to make their choice with at least as much proactive care […]
On “Your Honor”
by Godfrey J. Ellis This cartoon was drawn to illustrate the balance between casual informality and stuffy formality in addressing people at business meetings. I pointed out that the popular trend in the US is to try to level the field and make everyone “equal” in every way. That’s okay in many situations, but there […]
Plan B
by Godfrey J. Ellis This cartoon shows very little art ability and is as simple as simple can be. However, it is my and my wife’s favorite illustration for some reason – perhaps it’s simplicity. What does it illustrate? Why, simply to always have a Plan B in your back pocket in case things don’t […]