Godfrey J. Ellis was born in England, raised in Vancouver, Canada, then California, then Canada again; served a church mission in France, and has taught in China. He earned a BA in French from BYU, a MA in Family Relations from BYU, and a PhD in Family Sociology and Social Psychology from WSU. He has worked as a professor of Family Relations and/or Psychology for more than 36 years and as a private practice marriage and family therapist for 30 years. Godfrey has been interested in art all his life and painted some landscapes as a boy. Art was put on hold while he and his wife, Merry Ellis, raised four sons. He has rediscovered his joy with art, and particularly portraiture, in just the last three years.
He now paints acrylic portraits of friends and family as well as young people who are temporarily assigned in his town. The paintings in this gallery are of the latter. ). He and his wife are blessed with three living sons, four daughters-in-law, thirteen living grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
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