Category: Missionaries

by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2024 This is missionary number 60 in my series of lovely young people who have served in our area. She said that she absolutely loved it, was shocked at how much it looked like her, and that it was the “kindest” gift that anyone had ever given […]

by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2024 This is another of our lovely sister missionaries. She is going home next week (Dec 2024) and is excited about having a souvenir of her adventures in Washington. The color of the dress was perhaps that biggest challenge. I wanted to take out the chair and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]