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 […]
Category: Grandchildren
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 […]
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, […]