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 […]
Category: Missionaries
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 […]
Gingham (Skinner)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2022 This is another of our lovely sister missionaries. With the various curving shapes of the hair and clothes, I chose to make the background vertical shapes and lines. Here she is holding her portrait. She was very pleased with it. Below are five photos of various […]
Light thru Glasses (Peacock)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Oct 2022 Here is the latest missionary. So much life in her – and I tried to capture that. The glasses were fun to do. Here is the reference photo: Below are photos of the painting as it developed:
Tossed Hair (Gajewski)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 16×20 Sep 2022 Another in my series of LDS missionaries serving in our town. I loved the feeling of wind-swept and tossed hair and her pretty smile. I hope I captured that. I was not super-thrilled when she showed up for a photo wearing this dress! but it turned […]
Wannabe German (Bitton)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 Aug 2022 This sweet young missionary was assigned to Germany and wanted to learn German, esp. since her grandfather was German. Because of covid, she served her mission in our hometown of Lacey, Washington. This painting came together more slowly than many. At her request, I removed her […]
Hidden Name (Christison)
by Godfrey J. Ellis — 14×18 Acrylic May 2022 Another of our wonderful young missionaries. She said her mother always got after her for touching her hair, but I thought it was the cutest pose and wanted to paint it. Her hair covered her badge, but I thought that was cute, too, and wanted to […]
The Medallion (Hart)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 May 2022 This is one of the missionaries assigned to our area. We seem to get nothing but kind, faithful, and sincere ones, and this young man was no exception. He particularly wanted the plum blossoms in our yard and his medallion, which read, “Sons of Mosiah; God […]