Category: Faith

Crooked Smile (Bradshaw)

Crooked Smile (Bradshaw)

by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Jan 2021 Another gift portrait for the wonderful missionaries who pass through our area. Elder Bradshaw was trained to work with Spanish-speaking people (hence, the badge) but, for some reason, was assigned to our area. He was a fine young man, ,and we much enjoyed working with him. […]

Elder Black Eye (Chandler)

Elder Black Eye (Chandler)

by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Jan 2021 This is another souvenir portrait painted for missionaries serving in our area. This was a wonderful young man who served faithfully. The red above the eye (on the viewer’s right) is a black eye or abrasion that Elder Chandler got playing basketball with other missionaries. I […]

By Small and Simple Things (Ellis)

By Small and Simple Things (Ellis)

by Godfrey J. Ellis – 11×14 Acrylic Dec 2020 This is Merry’s favorite scripture, taken from Alma 37:6. This was a small 11×14 for an “extra” stocking stuffer for Christmas – but it didn’t quite fit in the stocking! One thing we liked about it was that it could be tucked into a corner because […]

The Inspired Reader (Smith)

The Inspired Reader (Smith)

by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 acrylic 2020 This lovely young woman, Elizabeth Smith, was one of the missionaries assigned to our area. She was limited in her activities because she and her companion were isolated at home by the coronavirus. Here she draws inspiration from the scriptures. I took the photo on our back […]