by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 June 2025
Category: Friends
The Prez (Nolden)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 June 2025 All of these wonderful young men and women that I have been painting – almost 100 of them – have to have a leader. This is their mission president. He is a very happy and positive leader and I tried to capture that. As you can […]
Vince and Marcie (for Swass)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 May 2025 These two are brother and sister and best friends of our friends, Cora and Matt Swass. they commissioned this one as a surprise for Marcie, who plans to come up from L.A. for a visit some time this summer. Below is the reference photo. As you […]
Roses Among Roses (Shoop)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic June 2025 These two “roses” are the grandchildren of a good friend of ours. Pink roses are among the most difficult to paint – at least for me – so it was a challenge. I don’t know why the reference photo came out with so much orange. I […]
Pink Roses (Swass)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic 14×18 April 2025 These are new friends who recently moved into our town. They are super people. Some people who have viewed this don’t like the red in the background at all while others like it a great deal. You can decide your own opinion on that. The […]
Manaia (Parnell)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Feb 2025 This little tyke is my next-door neighbor. I painted the other three children and now this fourth one. I loved all the colors in the photo. Getting the shape of the wheels (an angled oval, not a circle) was tricky. This one was fun to paint. […]
Little Mother (Romanov)
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 […]
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 […]