Godfrey J. Ellis I used to home teach this man when he was 12 years old. He would climb up on the back of the couch and muss up my hair while I was sitting there! Now, here he is as my bishop – go figure. Makes me feel old. The happy news is that […]
Category: Friends
The Young Ram (Parnell)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2022 This is our next-door neighbor, 10-year-old Darryl. I painted his brother and sister and he was the third child of the family to paint. I thought it would be fun to put him in this oval-shaped oval. This one was fun to do with all the […]
Idaho Trails (Kessler)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — 12×14 Acrylic June 2022 The major problem with this one was the size. It is a small canvas (12×14), which is tiny for a full scene. That means the faces are around 1/2 in size. It is extremely difficult to get a likeness at that tiny size. This represents four […]
Help with Tim (Cook)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic June 2022 This memorial portrait was painted for a dear friend. It was painted while I had Covid and I believe I received divine help to have the energy to paint it in just 4 days. The reference photo was this rather blurry and small snapshot. The challenge […]
Christ – “The Chosen”
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 16×20 April 2022 A friend (Joan) commissioned me to paint Jonathan Roumi, who plays Jesus Christ on “The Chosen.” It was a great challenge,.and I prayed sincerely to have the guidance I needed to represent the Savior of all mankind. Since the reference photo was in landscape mode, not […]
The Doughboy (Jolley)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic March 2022 This portrait of a WWI grandfather was a surprise gift for the 72-year-old grandson. The grandfather had been a “doughboy” soldier during WWI. When I gave it to the grandson and his wife, it was one of those – GASP !! – receptions that make creating […]
Sibling Stroll (Beagley)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Feb 2022 Pace (6-years-old) and Brynn (8-years-old) walk hand-in-hand at Percival’s Landing along the waterfront in downtown Olympia, Washington. They spontaneously held hands, which greatly touched the sweet mother. She had been a close friend to our daughter-in-law and has provided great service to Church members and to […]
Tired Daddy (Robles)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic16X20 Dec 2021 This was a third for a neighbor. The first was a gift (“Brothers”), the second was a commission in 2019 (“The Sniper”), and this one was a Christmas gift of and for his brother and the brand new baby baby in Puerto Rico. I was very pleased […]
Starry Tie (Prengel)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Aug 2021 Roger Prengel is not only a spiritual giant, he is a smart and creative man. He has given so much to so many over his 88 years of life. It was my privilege to paint his portrait. I hope that I did it justice. I found […]
The Jolly Sailor (Jolley)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic July 2021 This portrait was commissioned by Allen Jolley, the one for whom I had painted, “The Bay of Bengal” as a gift. Since his father was a sailor named Jolly, I had to call this painting, “The Jolly Sailor” and I must say that he looks quite […]