by Godfrey J. Ellis – 8×10 Acrylic Oct 2019 This painting of Sister Durrant is the first of a series of paintings of young sister missionaries assigned to work in our area. I’m not pleased with this one. In my defense, there are three items that worked against me. First, the reference photo was a […]
Category: Faith
The Big Squeeze
by Godfrey J. Ellis This cartoon was NOT drawn for the book. In August of 2019, we attended a 50th reunion of the Vancouver 1st Ward. Participants were encouraged to share the story of their joining the Church at that time. My story, from back in early 1963, included the funny incident of two large […]
Joseph Fielding Smith
by Godfrey J. Ellis – oil 1970 This painting of the prophet of the time, Joseph Fielding Smith, was the first true portrait that I can remember painting. I was a 21-year-old missionary in France when I painted it for the contacting boards that my missionary companion, John Horejs, and I were building. It came […]
Idaho Falls Temple
by Godfrey J. Ellis – acrylic 1990 This painting was a gift to Alton and Denies Alexander. They were married in this building, the Idaho Falls Temple. They framed it with glass even though acrylics are not usually framed that way. You can see some glare on this photo of the painting. When Alton died, […]
Display Boards for Street Contacting
by Godfrey J. Ellis – oil 1970 As my story explains (see “By” on this website), I have enjoyed art as long as I can remember. I dabbled with art off and on throughout my youth, although little to none of that work survives today. At 21 years old, I left home for two years […]
The Ordination
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 9×9 Vermiculite sculpture, 1966 or 1967 This is the earliest piece of art that I still have. It was made in high school, likely in 1966. It was made of vermiculite that was poured into a mold and then carved. It was meant to be Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery […]