by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Oct 2025 This is another of our amazing missionaries. It is a joy to supply these lovely young women with a souvenir of their service in Lacey. She wanted a yellow background and didn’t mind when I substituted one of her other dresses for this one. I have […]
Category: Portraits
The Catch (Brunson)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 October 2025 This painting was a gift for our friend, Steve. He has done so much for us that this doesn’t begin to pay back. The reference photo is just a snapshot of a King Salmon he had caught on a trip to Alaska. I initially thought the […]
Glasses (Gossett)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Sep 2025 This another of our lovely and dedicated sister missionaries serving in our town. The large glasses were part of her look, and I liked the patterns of sunshine on her hair. She wanted her portrait in an oval and in the back near the lilac bush. […]
The Waterfall (Haslam)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 Merry traded a painting for a completed quilt based on cloth photos of our time in France. That was fine, but the quilter wanted a pose in front of a waterfall and that was unpaintable. We found another photo that was better and put it into the waterfall […]
Pinkie Fingers (Bang)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic – Aug 2025 This portrait is the engagement picture of Soren and Claire. I painted this as a wedding present for the young couple. I loved the almost admiration on the part of Claire. May this couple retain this connection always. As you can see, the original photo […]
The Pendant (Velez)
by Godfrey J. Ellis This young lady served in Lacey. She said she had always wanted a painting of herself so she was absolutely thrilled to get this one. The pendant around her neck was given to her by her father and was very important to her. The reference photo was taken in our backyard […]
Roses Among the Roses (Shoop)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 June 2025 These are the two grandchildren of my good friend, Ray. The roses were a challenge, but fun to do. The photo had a pink sheen over everything and I tried to tone that down somewhat. They are certainly cute little girls! Below is a photo of […]
The Prez (Nolden)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 June 2025 All of these wonderful young men and women that I have been painting – almost 100 of them – have to have a leader. This is their mission president. He is a very happy and positive leader and I tried to capture that. As you can […]
Vince and Marcie (for Swass)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 May 2025 These two are brother and sister and best friends of our friends, Cora and Matt Swass. they commissioned this one as a surprise for Marcie, who plans to come up from L.A. for a visit some time this summer. Below is the reference photo. As you […]
The Green Girl (Green)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 June 2025 This young women has a sparkling personality. I tried to capture that but this photo does not do justice to the painting. Wish I could display a better painting. Below is the reference photo. The flowers were difficult and I never got the color of her […]