by Godfrey J. Ellis – 156×20 Acrylic Aug 2020 This a painting of our first grandchild to be married – Steven and Laura Ellis. Do we feel old? …Yes! The wedding took place during the coronavirus pandemic. We had been essentially alone except for going out for groceries while wearing a mask. At this reception, […]
Category: Wedding Portraits
Bubbles (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic July 2020 This wedding portrait of David and Gina Ellis emphasizes the fun and bubbly personalities that both of them enjoy and share. It wasn’t meant to be a formal wedding portrait like others I’ve painted; it was meant to be a fun one, hence the bubbles and […]
Love’s Glow (Ellis)
by Godfrey J Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic June 2020 This is a wedding portrait of Braden and Kerry Ellis, who were married 15 years earlier, in 2005. I posted an earlier version of the portrait on an acrylic artists’ FaceBook page to get feedback. People really liked Kerry’s face and the embroidery on the arm […]
The Embrace (Ellis)
by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic June 2020 In late Spring, Merry asked that I paint the wedding portraits of our sons as well as our own. Whaaat! That sounded overwhelming, to say the least. Nevertheless, I took on the challenge. The wedding of Steve and April was one of the first wedding portraits […]