by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic July 2024 This young missionary is very dedicated. I was pleased to spend 20 or 30 hours providing what I hope will be a souvenir of his service and will last for many years. And, yes, his hair was that high above his forehead! This reference photo is […]
Category: Missionaries
Musical Elder (Long)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14/18 April 2024 We told this happy and enthusiastic missionary to bring something to the photoshoot that was special to him, meaning a button or a tie clip – something like that. Imagine our surprise when he arrived with a ukulele, an embroider sign, a special pencil behind his […]
Curly Locks (Watson)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic April 2024 This photo was taken on our back porch but this handsome young man wanted a background of Mount Rainier in Washington State. I’m certainly not totally satisfied with most of my paintings, but I am quite pleased with how this one turned out. I wish the […]
Bookcase (Dodd)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 4×18 Feb 2024 his young man wanted a guitar with his painting and I wanted the bookcase and lamp for the challenge. So we both got something out of it. It was fun to do but both were difficult to paint. I decided to leave out the red guitar […]
The Samoan (Cox)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 Feb 2024 This young man is new at his missionary service. At his first assignment before coming to our area, he taught a Samoan family. So he wanted his badge written in that language, which I was happy to do. Hands are always difficult and that was the […]
The Triangle (Petersen)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2023 This young lady has just begun her service in our town. She’s a sweety. She’s going to do well. The triangle necklace she is holding was given to her by her mother. It symbolizes a triad relationship with Jesus Christ and that all things return to […]
The Smile (Hill)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 Nov 2023 We took several photos of this lovely young missionary and I preferred one with her showing a smile with the teeth showing. But she had her heart set on this one with the closed mouth. So, that’s what I did for her. Here is the reference […]
“N” for Natalie (Lundberg)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Oct 2023 This is another of our lovely sister missionaries. How full of life and joy and innocence they are! I hope my painting will be a precious memory of her experience here in our area for years to come. Here is the reference photo, taken out on […]
The Thinker (Call)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 – Aug 2023 This photo was taken out on our back deck. This wonderful young man chose a semi-abstract background to match his tie. I think it worked; do you? Below is a photo of Elder Call holding his portrait – with yours truly and his lovely wife. […]
Lavender (Banks)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14/x19 Acrylic June 2023 This lovely young missionary is new to our area. In fact, I took the photo on her first day in the field. She was very excited about the idea of having her portrait painted. When she picked it up, she said (her words), “It’s scary how […]