by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2021 This is another sister missionary who was assigned to Japan, hence the badge, but was denied access because of Covid-19. Instead, she was making the best of it in the Tacoma mission, serving in our home town. The lake held no particular memories for her except […]
Category: Portraits
Ellis Lake (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Nov 2021 Merry hates having her photo taken, but she tolerated the one just below, which was taken on a 2021 trip to visit our families in Sacramento. It was taken at, believe it or not, a place called “Ellis Lake Park.” Since she was okay with the […]
Patagonia (Ahlmer)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Dec 2021 This is another in a series of missionaries that served in our home town. Even though his tie was in style, I had fun kidding him that it was a “sissy tie” (hence the title of the painting).. He was a fun guy and I tried […]
Kung-Fu Kid (Parnell)
by Godfrey J. Ellis This cute little tyke is 4-year-old Zach, a neighbor’s child, who is assuming his kung-fu stance. I thought his hair in a bun was pretty cute but his blurry in-motion hands were a problem. I don’t think I got his skin color just right, but I tried. You can compare it […]
Take-off (Danielson)
by Godfrey J. Ellis This wedding portrait was of the maternal grandparents of a friend from Church. The young groom was then a first lieutenant pilot in the US Air Force around 1942. At the time, they were not yet assigned the tradition dark blue dress jackets. This young pilot was about to “take off” […]
The Smirk (Foell)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Nov. 2021 This young missionary was reluctant to have her picture taken and a portrait done but everyone urged her to do so. She agreed, but wanted it “non-traditional.” This photo with her winsome smirk was her choice of the photos and it was a lot of fun […]
“Oh, Yeah!” (Fotheringham)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Oct 2021 I recently published an article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship. You can read it online or on this website under the Writing Gallery section. I also serve as a reviewer for that same journal. I recently reviewed an article by a […]
In the Light (Mitchell)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 16×20 Acrylic Oct 2021 This wedding portrait was painted for the man who painted the trim on our house as partial payment. So, it wasn’t so much a commission as a trade of work. His son and bride were photographed outside in front of stairs and metal handrails. They didn’t […]
Cambodian Badge (Holman)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Oct 2021 This young sister missionary was assigned to Tacoma, Washington, to work primarily in the Cambodian-speaking branch of the Church. She was temporarily in our town and I offered to paint her portrait. I found her quite a challenge, and I don’t mean the dress, which was […]
Boss Man (Boss)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic Oct 2021 This missionary came to our house on the very first day of his mission. Only 18 years old, he had all the excitement and hopes one could wish for. I wanted to capture that drive as a souvenir of his great adventure. If you think you […]