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 […]
Category: Family
Tyler-saurus (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – June 2020 acrylic 12×12 Tyler Ellis, 10 years old, is into the Mario video world in a big, big way. But he is also still fascinated with dinosaurs. We know because we checked with his mother. She said, “He’d love a painting of a dinosaur, but don’t make it too […]
Cute Sabrina (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 acrylic 2020 This sweetie is my niece, Angela’s, granddaughter. The parents, Bethany and Scott, are very proud of this, their first child. They were thrilled with the painting. About the portrait, Bethany said, “OMG! It looks exactly like her!” She said it was so cute that it literally brought […]
My Three Sons (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Nov 2020 acrylic 12×16 We had a photo of me with our three sons. My wonderful wife, Merry, asked me to paint it for her for Christmas 2019. I told her bluntly that this painting could not be done – at least by me. The figures were too spread out, […]
The New Jacket (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 11×14 Acrylic Nov 2019 Our grandson was proud of this new winter jacket. He didn’t want to take it off, even in the house. When Godfrey painted this Christmas gift, he decided to give it a different background, using a photo of their un-mown backyard. Below is the reference photo […]
Aurum’s Smile (Ellis)
by Godfrey Ellis – Nov 2019 acrylic 11×14 I painted this portrait for my lovely niece, Angie. Aurum is her granddaughter. I’ve never actually seen this child, but we loved the snapshot of this adorable little girl and her smile in this forest setting. The design on her t-shirt took a lot of time. I […]
Springtime Blossoms (Huntamer)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 11×14 Acrylic Nov 2019 This was one of the first Christmas portraits I did that wasn’t a grandchild. This is Woody, Merry’s brother, and next to him is his daughter, Brittany. The background of spring blossoms and the tree were fun to paint. I was worried about Brittany’s skirt, but […]
Home Builder (Brunson)
by Godfrey Ellis – 11×14 Acrylic Nov 2019 This amazing and inspiring man, our good friend Steve, has done incredible things for us. Well, he does incredible things for dozens of people. He is a model of love and service. What a giant! He was the inspiration for us to move out of our previous […]
Proud Car Owner (Ellis)
by Godfrey Ellis – 12×12 Acrylic Oct 2019 I painted this portrait as a Christmas present for my grandson, Steven. This new (to him) Miata convertible was his first car, purchased soon after his return from a mission to the Philippines. He loved it but soon sold the car because he planned to go to […]
The Connection (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Oct 2019 acrylic 12×12 One of my grandsons is Samuel Godfrey Ellis – I like to call him S. Godfrey. Anyway, I loved how he and Sparky the dog made this eye-to-eye connection despite the poor dog’s cataracts! It seemed to tell a story. S. Godfrey is a basketball fan […]