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 […]
Category: Grandchildren
Takaroa (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic April 2022 This is a painting of my missionary grandson in French Polynesia on a tropical island in the South Pacific. (Rough assignment, I know, but someone has to do it!!! LOL.) He is loving his mission and we are very proud of him. We loved this photo […]
Jumping Joy (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — Acrylic 14×18 March 2022 For our Christmas present last December, Braden commissioned a painting from me. He said, “You choose any of my photos on FaceBook. Then, you paint it, I pay for it, and you keep it.” There was a highly unusual and creative Christmas present!. I chose this […]
At the Pier (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 11×14 Acrylic Aug 2021 This one is for my sweet 12-year-old granddaughter. It is of her friend and she wanted it to give to her as a surprise. So, she asked it she could “commission” a painting. I told her that, if it was going to be a gift from […]
Eight Years (Ellis)
Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Feb 2021 This is my sweet granddaughter, Katie, at the time of her baptism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter at eight years old. She is a lovely child and her father is understandably proud of her. It was a happy day. As with several of the […]
Bouquet (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Sept 2020 acrylic 16×20 Our 20-year-old granddaughter, Sarah, was married on Aug 22nd. I took two wedding photographs and couldn’t decide which one to paint. So, I asked my artist friends from a FaceBook painting group and they convinced me to paint BOTH of them. So this is one of […]
Longboards (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Sep 2020 acrylic 16×27 Our precious granddaughter, 20-year-old Sarah, was married on Aug 22, 2020. They received many wedding gifts but none was as exciting to them as matching his/her longboards. (We had never even heard of longboards, but they are apparently a modified skateboard.) They were made by one […]
Daddy/Daughter Secret (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic August 2020 This was such a fun photo of my son, Steve Ellis, and his sweet daughter, Sarah, that I just had to paint it for Daddy Steve’s birthday. Below is the reference photo, which was taken at her brother’s wedding (July 2, 2020) and finished in August. […]
First Kiss (Kiss)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 156×20 Acrylic Aug 2020 This a painting of our first grandchild to be married – Steven and Laura Ellis. Do we feel old? …Yes! The wedding took place during the coronavirus pandemic. We had been essentially alone except for going out for groceries while wearing a mask. At this reception, […]
Baking Girl (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – July 2020 acrylic 12×12 This 12×12 painting on a canvas panel was a Christmas present for our 13-year-old granddaughter, Jenna. Her current passion is cooking and baking, which she is starting to do very well. Below is the design adapted from the Internet. We changed some colors, especially of her […]