by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14X18 May 2023 Another of the wonderful missionaries who come through our town. He didn’t know what lilacs were so I told him that he better find out because girls love lilacs (and so do I). Here is the reference photo: Here is a photo of him holding his […]
Category: Missionaries
The Scar (Hill)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — Acrylic 14×18 May 2023 The challenge – and fun – in this painting was the lighting on the face. At first, Merry said it looked like “a scar” across his forehead. I worked on it and think it finally came out okay!! I was also pleased with how the colors […]
Blossoms (Familia)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic May 2023 Sometimes the likeness comes immediately, sometimes it requires a great deal of trial and error. The likeness of the lovely young “blossom” was quite difficult and I struggled a lot with this one. Also, she wanted more background blossoms than were on the trees so I […]
The Dress (Lovell)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic March 2023 I am used to missionaries showing up for a photo shoot with elaborate flowered patterns, but this is the first time I had a nightmare black dress with green abstract blobs that obscured shadows and shapes. Worse, the background was also black with green abstract blobs […]
The Sound (Fjeldsted)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — 14×18 Acrylic Mar 2023 This is another of our wonderful young missionaries. Oh, to have the energy and enthusiasm that he exudes! Oh, well…I did try to capture some of that in this painting. This young man wanted the water of the Sound behind him. The photo was actually taken […]
Mount Rainier (LeBaron)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic March 2023 One of our new missionaries, he is kind, helpful, and thoughtful. What wonderful young people we have. It’s a pleasure to paint this souvenir for him. He wanted Mount Rainier as a background. Below is a photo of him holding his portrait. He is a tall […]
Black Hair (Tuia)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14X18 Acrylic Feb 2023 This is another of our lovely young missionaries. The challenge here was to make her black hair black enough but still allow for texture and shape to show through. The photo of the painting is never as good as the actual painting and the nuances in […]
The Smile (Wray)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic – Jan 2023 Another of our wonderful sister missionaries. The challenge in this one was the beautiful smile, hence the title of the painting. I wish I could package that enthusiasm and love for life and sell it on the market place. I would retire a rich man! […]
Necklace Pendant (Stricklin)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2022 This is a wonderful missionary – kind, sweet, and very competent, a true leader. The challenge with the painting is that the colors didn’t contrast much. The reference photo was taken after the long and hot summer and the grass was anything but green! Here she […]
The Laugh (Miller)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2022 I’ve painted many, many smiles but never a laugh – so, that was the challenge with this sweet missionary. A smile and a grimace are kissing cousins and I certainly wanted the former and not the latter. You can look at the progress photos and see […]