by Godfrey J. Ellis — 12×12 Acrylic Nov 2020 Goggles was painted as a gift for a young woman with three bright redhead children. She is currently going through a divorce and needs a boost. After she said on Facebook that they didn’t have money for a Christmas, I decided to paint one of her […]
Category: Family
I Take You… (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Sep 2020 Merry was the one who “commissioned” me to paint wedding portraits of three of our sons. AND, she wanted one of our wedding, some 47 years ago, as well. She wanted me to pick out which photo to paint some there was some element of “surprise” […]
Daddy/Daughter Secret (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic August 2020 This was such a fun photo of my son, Steve Ellis, and his sweet daughter, Sarah, that I just had to paint it for Daddy Steve’s birthday. Below is the reference photo, which was taken at her brother’s wedding (July 2, 2020) and finished in August. […]
First Kiss (Kiss)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 156×20 Acrylic Aug 2020 This a painting of our first grandchild to be married – Steven and Laura Ellis. Do we feel old? …Yes! The wedding took place during the coronavirus pandemic. We had been essentially alone except for going out for groceries while wearing a mask. At this reception, […]
Bubbles (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic July 2020 This wedding portrait of David and Gina Ellis emphasizes the fun and bubbly personalities that both of them enjoy and share. It wasn’t meant to be a formal wedding portrait like others I’ve painted; it was meant to be a fun one, hence the bubbles and […]
Love’s Glow (Ellis)
by Godfrey J Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic June 2020 This is a wedding portrait of Braden and Kerry Ellis, who were married 15 years earlier, in 2005. I posted an earlier version of the portrait on an acrylic artists’ FaceBook page to get feedback. People really liked Kerry’s face and the embroidery on the arm […]
The Embrace (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic June 2020 In late Spring, Merry asked that I paint the wedding portraits of our sons as well as our own. Whaaat! That sounded overwhelming, to say the least. Nevertheless, I took on the challenge. The wedding of Steve and April was one of the first wedding portraits […]
Weber State (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – July 2020 acrylic 12×12 Katie Ellis, our 11-year-old granddaughter, loves women’s basketball and her favorite team was the one from Weber State University. Her father took her to any games that came near her home in Natomas, California. I painted this on a 12×12 canvas panel as a Christmas present, […]
Warriors (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – July 2020 acrylic 12×12 S. Godfrey, our 17-year-old grandson, was a super-fan of basketball and especially of the Golden State Warriors His favorite player is Seth Curry. I pretend to be a fan of Lebron James, just to tease him. (I am actually not into basketball at all and have […]
Olaf (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – July 2020 acrylic 12×12 Our grandson, 15-year-old Simon, was involved in a community theater production of the Disney movie, “Frozen.” His favorite character was Olaf, the Snowman. I painted this as a Christmas present for him for 2020, adding his name. The original is below: Even though he’s very much […]