by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 June 2025
Category: Portraits
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 […]
Pink Roses (Swass)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic 14×18 April 2025 These are new friends who recently moved into our town. They are super people. Some people who have viewed this don’t like the red in the background at all while others like it a great deal. You can decide your own opinion on that. The […]
Two Necklaces (Jordan)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 April 2025 Another of our wonderful missionaries. She fit right in with the Spring flowers. Her face is in shadow, which detracts from a focus on her. I tried to bring out her pretty face so it commanded more attention. She was very excited about having a painting […]
The Shirt (Luna)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 16X20 Jan 2025 The shirt! Oh, the shirt! Of course, I could have simplified it – but I like a challenge. These are the parents of our lovely new daughter-in-law. When she saw the portrait of the young couple, she said, “Ah, now I’ve joined the family, I get […]
Poppies (Jessee)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Jan 2025 This young women also served in our area. We were her first assignment. The photo was taken in our dining room but she wanted poppies for her background. I decided to go semi-abstract. Below is the reference photo. Here is a photo of her holding the […]
Roses (Birrer)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 14×18 March 2025 Here is another of the wonderful young ladies who serve in our area at their own expense. Below is the reference photo. The photo was taken in our back yard but she wanted a background of her favorite flower: pink roses. Roses are difficult – as […]
Mischievous (McLeish)
by Godfrey J. Ellis 11×14 Feb 2025 I’m back from visiting my great-grandson in Arizona. Here he is. He recognized that the painting was him. Now I’m anxious to get back to my painting; I’ve missed it. Below is my great-grandson holding his portrait. Here are photos of the painting as it developed.