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 […]
Category: Portraits
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.
Manaia (Parnell)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Feb 2025 This little tyke is my next-door neighbor. I painted the other three children and now this fourth one. I loved all the colors in the photo. Getting the shape of the wheels (an angled oval, not a circle) was tricky. This one was fun to paint. […]
The Pendant (Stauffer)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2024 This is missionary number 60 in my series of lovely young people who have served in our area. She said that she absolutely loved it, was shocked at how much it looked like her, and that it was the “kindest” gift that anyone had ever given […]
Wedding Shoes (Marcom)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 9×16 Acrylic Dec 2024 Here is a fun little extra that I painted as a Christmas “stocking gift” for my granddaughter who just got married. To our delight and surprise, they had purchased matching tennis shoes in her wedding color to wear with his suit and under her wedding dress. […]
Ella’s Discovery (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2025 This is my lovely great-granddaughter. She is actually holding a hose (see below) but I wanted to change it to a flower. I usually like more interesting lighting, but I couldn’t pass up the cute pose. If I tried to sit like this, I would end […]
Pink Glow (Rex)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2024 This is another of our lovely sister missionaries. She is going home next week (Dec 2024) and is excited about having a souvenir of her adventures in Washington. The color of the dress was perhaps that biggest challenge. I wanted to take out the chair and […]
Blue Dog (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis This is my lovely 15-year-old granddaughter snuggling with the family dog, named (of all things) “Blue.” Below is the reference photo, which was taken in their living room. They all loved this dog and with good reason. He is cute, well-behaved, and a part of the family. I added the bracelets […]
Tying the Knot (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic July 2024 This is my handsome grandson, Samuel Godfrey Ellis and his bride, Kenzie, holding their wedding present painting. He knew it was coming and had my swap out the tie for one of his favorite and, from a color composition point of view, that was a huge […]
Savior Praying
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic July 2024 This is a reproduction of a painting by LDS artist, Del Parson. It is done by permission. It was in the 2023 Come, Follow Me manual and we both loved it. I started this for someone else but Merry said, “Oh, no! That one is mine!” […]