by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 March 2024 This was painted for a Ukrainian man and his American wife of the two adorable children. I painted it free as an expression of support. Below is the reference photo. This was more difficult than I expected. One of the challenges was all the varying textures […]
Category: Friends
The Surgeon (Moore)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 Jan 2024 This is my orthopedic surgeon – the one who is going to cut me in two weeks! He is a super guy and everyone loves him. (We’ll see if I still do after the surgery!) He had an interesting face and I had fun painting him. […]
Liberty Jail (Wright)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Jan 2024 This couple are serving as guides in the “Liberty Jail” museum in Independence, Kansas. He is also one of the authors and reviewers for the Interpreter journal for which I am serving as Associate Editor. He had found this art website and asked if I could […]
The Hands (Nash)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Dec 2023 This sweet couple a very close bond, as you can probably see. They commissioned this painting to commemorate their union together. There were several difficult parts of this painting. The likeness, of course, is always a challenge. But hands are difficult, especially when they are piled […]
Dudley the Dog (Banks)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2023 This was commissioned by the mother of one of the missionaries I painted. She wanted this for her husband as a Christmas present. The dog was actually in the back of a pickup truck, but she wanted the background of where the family sometimes hunted near […]
Clara (Shoop)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2023 This commissioned painting was from a smart phone snapshot instant message. It presented several challenges to make it into a decent portrait of Baby Clara. Below is a photo of proud grandpa holding the painting of his new grandchild. Below are three photos of the painting […]
In the Forest (Judd)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 16×20 July 2023 This young man did some work for me years ago before his LDS mission. He was marrying this sweet girl the next month and I painted this for them as their wedding present. The challenge in this one was her mouth. It looks simple and straightforward […]
Spunky Aunt Mattie (Rogers)
This was a commissioned memorial painting for friends of ours. Their aunt was a spunky lady and full of fun – I hope I captured that in the portrait. The client said she absolutely “loves it” and it “looks exactly like her deceased aunt” – so that’s good. The challenge with this one is that […]
Stuffed Animals (Hansen)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — Acrylic 16×20 June 2023 These are two of the children of a young family from Church. I wanted to paint them because …well, they are just so darn cute! I had fun with the stuffed animals, too. Below is the original. As you can see, I chose to have a […]
Wild and Wacky (Brewer)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic March 2023 This portrait was of – believe it or not – our Honda salesman. He was super-nice but, by his own self-identification, “wild and wacky.” We got to talking and I mentioned painting and he wanted one for his wife’s birthday. Long story, short, I did this […]