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Travis Simpkins: Artist & Museum Professional

Travis Simpkins: Artist & Museum Professional Travis Simpkins is a Freelance Artist and Museum Professional. His works are in numerous collections

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Thanks to Bro. Lucas Walsh, 32° (Valley of Spokane, Washington) for writing an article about me in the latest issue of t...
03/17/2023

Thanks to Bro. Lucas Walsh, 32° (Valley of Spokane, Washington) for writing an article about me in the latest issue of the Scottish Rite Journal (March/April, 2023). Bro. Walsh thoughtfully correlates the Egyptian themes within my work with the ritual of the 18° and 31° of the Scottish Rite, SJ.

The latest issue of the Scottish Rite Journal (March/April, 2023) was just published.My regular contribution of “Chips f...
03/17/2023

The latest issue of the Scottish Rite Journal (March/April, 2023) was just published.
My regular contribution of “Chips from the Quarry” is on page 16. This one focuses on Space Scientists and Astronomers. The text was written by S. Brent Morris, 33°, GC.

March 17, 1890: John Henry Cowles received the degrees of the Chapter of Rose Croix in the Scottish Rite Valley of Louis...
03/17/2023

March 17, 1890: John Henry Cowles received the degrees of the Chapter of Rose Croix in the Scottish Rite Valley of Louisville, Kentucky.
He went on to serve as Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, SJ from 1921 - 1952.

Portrait by Travis Simpkins
(Collection of the Supreme Council, 33°, SJ)

March 17, 1959: The Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet, leaving the palace in Lhasa disguised as a soldier. His entourage inc...
03/17/2023

March 17, 1959: The Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet, leaving the palace in Lhasa disguised as a soldier. His entourage included his mother, sister, younger brother and several top officials. They traveled for two weeks without stopping, on foot and on horseback, before finding asylum in India.

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

Happy Birthday to Nat King Cole, born on this day in 1919. (March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965)Portrait by Travis Simpki...
03/17/2023

Happy Birthday to Nat King Cole, born on this day in 1919. (March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965)

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

March 13, 1920: Charles Stansfeld Jones (Frater Achad) was initiated an Entered Apprentice in Detroit Lodge No. 2 in Mic...
03/13/2023

March 13, 1920: Charles Stansfeld Jones (Frater Achad) was initiated an Entered Apprentice in Detroit Lodge No. 2 in Michigan.

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

Happy Birthday to John Theophilus Desaguliers, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England, born on this day in 1683...
03/12/2023

Happy Birthday to John Theophilus Desaguliers, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England, born on this day in 1683. (March 12, 1683 - February 29, 1744)

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

Happy Birthday to Albert G. Mackey, 33°. Born on this day in 1807. (March 12, 1807 - June 21, 1881)Portrait by Travis Si...
03/12/2023

Happy Birthday to Albert G. Mackey, 33°. Born on this day in 1807. (March 12, 1807 - June 21, 1881)

Portrait by Travis Simpkins
(Collection of the Supreme Council, 33°, SJ)

March 11, 1910: A solicitor informed Aleister Crowley that S.L. MacGregor Mathers would seek an injunction to block the ...
03/11/2023

March 11, 1910: A solicitor informed Aleister Crowley that S.L. MacGregor Mathers would seek an injunction to block the publication of the 3rd issue of the Equinox, which contained an exposure of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn rituals. The appeal came before the court on March 21. The justices ruled in favor of Crowley.

Portraits by Travis Simpkins

1,608 years ago in March of 415 A.D.: Hypatia (Hellenistic Neoplatonist Philosopher, Astronomer and Mathematician) was s...
03/11/2023

1,608 years ago in March of 415 A.D.: Hypatia (Hellenistic Neoplatonist Philosopher, Astronomer and Mathematician) was stoned to death by a mob in Alexandria, Egypt.
She was later called a "Martyr for Philosophy."

Pastel Sketch by Travis Simpkins

March 10, 1985: Israel Regardie died at the age of 77 in Sedona, Arizona.Portrait by Travis Simpkins                    ...
03/10/2023

March 10, 1985: Israel Regardie died at the age of 77 in Sedona, Arizona.

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

Happy Birthday to Jeanne Robert Foster, born on this day in 1879. (March 10, 1879 - September 22, 1970)Portrait by Travi...
03/10/2023

Happy Birthday to Jeanne Robert Foster, born on this day in 1879. (March 10, 1879 - September 22, 1970)

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

March 7, 1890: William Butler Yeats joined the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.Portrait by Travis Simpkins            ...
03/08/2023

March 7, 1890: William Butler Yeats joined the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

March 3, 1926: Norman Vincent Peale was raised a Master Mason in Midwood Lodge No. 1062 in Brooklyn, New York.Portrait b...
03/04/2023

March 3, 1926: Norman Vincent Peale was raised a Master Mason in Midwood Lodge No. 1062 in Brooklyn, New York.

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

March 3, 1782: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was raised a Master Mason in Lodge Amalia in Weimar, Germany.Portrait by Travi...
03/04/2023

March 3, 1782: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was raised a Master Mason in Lodge Amalia in Weimar, Germany.

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

February 28, 1949: Audie Murphy's World War II memoir, "To Hell and Back", was first published. Six years later, the boo...
02/28/2023

February 28, 1949: Audie Murphy's World War II memoir, "To Hell and Back", was first published. Six years later, the book was adapted into a film of the same name, in which Murphy played himself.

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

February 28, 1995: “Pieces of You”, the debut album by Jewel, was released through Atlantic Records.Portrait by Travis S...
02/28/2023

February 28, 1995: “Pieces of You”, the debut album by Jewel, was released through Atlantic Records.

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

Happy Birthday to Moina Mathers, born on this day in 1865. (February 28, 1865 - July 25, 1928)Portrait by Travis Simpkin...
02/28/2023

Happy Birthday to Moina Mathers, born on this day in 1865. (February 28, 1865 - July 25, 1928)

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

February 27, 2004: “Twisted”, starring Ashley Judd, was released in theaters.Portrait by Travis Simpkins                ...
02/27/2023

February 27, 2004: “Twisted”, starring Ashley Judd, was released in theaters.

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

February 27, 1928: Norman Vincent Peale received the 32nd Degree in the Scottish Rite Valley of Syracuse, New York.Portr...
02/27/2023

February 27, 1928: Norman Vincent Peale received the 32nd Degree in the Scottish Rite Valley of Syracuse, New York.

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

February 26, 1913: C.S. Jones (Frater Achad) was passed to the Grade of Neophyte in the A:.A:.Portrait by Travis Simpkin...
02/26/2023

February 26, 1913: C.S. Jones (Frater Achad) was passed to the Grade of Neophyte in the A:.A:.

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

Happy Birthday to William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, born on this day in 1846. (February 26, 1846 - January ...
02/26/2023

Happy Birthday to William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, born on this day in 1846. (February 26, 1846 - January 10, 1917)

Portrait by Travis Simpkins

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