by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 June 2025
Category: Grandchildren
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 […]
Mischievous (McLeish)
by Godfrey J. Ellis 11×14 Feb 2025 I’m back from visiting my great-grandson in Arizona. Here he is. He recognized that the painting was him. Now I’m anxious to get back to my painting; I’ve missed it. Below is my great-grandson holding his portrait. Here are photos of the painting as it developed.
The Window (Marcom)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2024 Our sweet granddaughter recently got married. Here is a photo of them opening their Christmas gift I liked the oval to cut out extraneous material but I didn’t want to miss out on the flowers so I raised them. Here is a photo of them holding […]
Wedding Shoes (Marcom)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 9×16 Acrylic Dec 2024 Here is a fun little extra that I painted as a Christmas “stocking gift” for my granddaughter who just got married. To our delight and surprise, they had purchased matching tennis shoes in her wedding color to wear with his suit and under her wedding dress. […]
Ella’s Discovery (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2025 This is my lovely great-granddaughter. She is actually holding a hose (see below) but I wanted to change it to a flower. I usually like more interesting lighting, but I couldn’t pass up the cute pose. If I tried to sit like this, I would end […]
Blue Dog (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis This is my lovely 15-year-old granddaughter snuggling with the family dog, named (of all things) “Blue.” Below is the reference photo, which was taken in their living room. They all loved this dog and with good reason. He is cute, well-behaved, and a part of the family. I added the bracelets […]
See the Saw
by Godfrey J. Ellis – acrylic Dec 2022 This fun idea was suggested by Merry Ellis. It was for my wonderful granddaughter and her wonderful new husband. It was fun to do.
Four Gen (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Nov 2022 Here are four generations of Ellis’s: Grandpa on the far right; grandson/dad in the middle, son on the left, and Easton at his blessing. One of the challenges of this painting was capturing the effect of the light. I also had to turn all the eyes […]
Little Kingdom (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Nov 2022 This photo of baby Easton surveilling his kingdom from his throne is captivating. I wanted to paint this one. When I had it up for critique, one of my fellow artists said, “Oh, you shouldn’t have show his diaper…” Nonsense! That was part of the overall […]