Hello, my name is John Ellis. I am retired after 22 years working in the advertising department of a large west coast newspaper. I can now devote time to photography and watercolor painting. It is the process and challenge that I enjoy so much. I hope viewing the results of my efforts will be to you a source of joy as well. I am married to perhaps the most patient woman on the planet - my wife Rebecca Lynne. We have been happily married since April 18th, 1998. We met via the Internet; she in Austin, TX and I in Vancouver,...more