by Godfrey J. Ellis – Dec 2019 acrylic 12×16 We invited our neighbors, the Robles family, to the Church Christmas party on Dec. 6, 2019. We had fun watching their 17-year-old son, Lewis (“Bobby”), interacting with his brother. The 5-year-old, Danté, spent most of his time on Lewis’s lap or playing games with his brother. […]
Category: Portraits
Loving Sisters (Schnell)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic Dec 2019 I offered my friend, Ken Schnell, a painting of his two cute daughters, Sophie, 8, and Amelia, 9 years old. I drove over to his house and did a photo shoot. This sweet photo of the two Schnell girls hugging each other in their back yard, […]
The Loving Imp (Delimont)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 8×10 Acrylic Dec 2019 I taught Church Primary class in 2017 and had a little boy named Jarom in the class. He was smart as a whip but, phew! What energy! He would run around the classroom hitting the other little boys and standing on the folding chairs. He didn’t […]
Pondering Bishop (Miller)
by Godfrey Ellis – Dec 2019 acrylic 11×14 I quietly took several secret photos of Bishop Miller on my iPhone during an early morning bishopric meeting one Sunday. I pretended to be looking something up on the phone. I loved this one because he looked as if he was contemplating some important issue – he […]
The New Jacket (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 11×14 Acrylic Nov 2019 Our grandson was proud of this new winter jacket. He didn’t want to take it off, even in the house. When Godfrey painted this Christmas gift, he decided to give it a different background, using a photo of their un-mown backyard. Below is the reference photo […]
Inside/Outside (Dunkley)
by Godfrey Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic Nov 2019 This is another of my portrait gifts – this one of Sister Dunkley, one of the missionaries assigned to our area. The reference photo was actually taken inside our house in the office, but she requested an outdoor background. She’s a pretty young lady but she didn’t […]
Hawaii in Washington (Walton)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic Nov 2019 Like all of the other sister missionaries, Sister Walton was sweet and lovely. I wasn’t as pleased with this painting of her but, like all the others, it was the very best I could do at the time I did it. She was pleased with it. […]
Aurum’s Smile (Ellis)
by Godfrey Ellis – Nov 2019 acrylic 11×14 I painted this portrait for my lovely niece, Angie. Aurum is her granddaughter. I’ve never actually seen this child, but we loved the snapshot of this adorable little girl and her smile in this forest setting. The design on her t-shirt took a lot of time. I […]
Springtime Blossoms (Huntamer)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 11×14 Acrylic Nov 2019 This was one of the first Christmas portraits I did that wasn’t a grandchild. This is Woody, Merry’s brother, and next to him is his daughter, Brittany. The background of spring blossoms and the tree were fun to paint. I was worried about Brittany’s skirt, but […]
Hazel with an Attitude (Shoop)
by Godfrey Ellis – Nov 2019 acrylic 12×16 This sassy imp is the granddaughter of my friend, Ray. He wanted this painted as a gift for his daughter, Hazel’s mother. I love how Hazel conquers a forest scene with her fun-loving and precocious pose. Ray “paid” for this painting by doing some handiwork for us. […]