Category: Missionaries

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]