Showing posts with label Beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beauty. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Gene Tierney. Hollywood Actress. Laura. Film Noir. Femme Fatale. by Travis Simpkins

Gene Tierney. 1920-1991. Hollywood Actress. by Travis Simpkins
Gene Tierney. 1920-1991. Hollywood Actress. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Gene Eliza Tierney
( 1920 - 1991 )
Hollywood Actress
Academy Award Nominee

by Travis Simpkins

Gene Tierney - Interview


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Gene Tierney. 1920-1991. Hollywood Actress. Laura. by Travis Simpkins
Gene Tierney. 1920-1991. Hollywood Actress. Laura. by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an
Ancient Greek Sculpture of
Aphrodite, Pan and Eros
Hellenistic Era
circa 100 B.C.
 Collection of the
National Archaeological Museum of Athens

by Travis Simpkins


Aphrodite: Goddess of Love and Beauty

Pan: God of the Wild


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Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch, Roman. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of an
Ancient Roman Statue of
Hygieia
Goddess of Health & Hygiene
1st or 2nd Century A.D.
Excavated at Antioch
Collection of the
Worcester Art Museum
by Travis Simpkins



Statue of Hygeia - Worcester Art Museum


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Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Monday, January 29, 2024

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of
Aphrodite Rising from the Sea
Greek or Roman, Eastern Mediterranean
Hellenistic or Imperial Period
100 B.C. - 70 A.D.
Collection of the 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins



Museum of Fine Arts, Boston


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Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Bettany Hughes, Historian & Broadcaster. by Travis Simpkins

Bettany Hughes. Historian. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Bettany Hughes
Historian, Author & Broadcaster
by Travis Simpkins



Bettany Hughes: The Ancient Worlds - Helen of Troy


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Bettany Hughes. by Travis Simpkins. Historian & Broadcaster

Monday, January 8, 2024

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: The Three Graces. Roman. by Travis Simpkins

The Three Graces. Ancient Roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of
The Three Graces
Aglaia (Beauty), Euphrosyne (Mirth) 
and Thalia (Abundance)
Ancient Roman, Imperial Period
2nd Century A.D.
Collection of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
by Travis Simpkins



Greek and Roman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art


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The Three Graces. Roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Pandora's Box. 19th Century. NeoClassical. Ancient Greek Mythology. by Travis Simpkins

Pandora's Box. 19th Century. NeoClassical. Ancient Greek Mythology. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of
Pandora
19th Century 
Neo-Classical Sculpture
Marble
Collection of the
Tate Gallery, London
by Travis Simpkins



The Myth of Pandora's Box



Pandora's Box. 19th Century. NeoClassical. Ancient Greek Mythology. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, November 30, 2023

The Three Graces. Faith, Hope and Charity. by Travis Simpkins

The Three Graces. Faith, Hope and Charity. The Square. Masonic magazine. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of
The Three Graces
Faith, Hope & Charity
by Travis Simpkins


Created for the June 2018 cover of The Square


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The Square. Scottish Rite NMJ. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. Art by Travis Simpkins


Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Jewel. Singer Songwriter, Musician, Author and Poet. Sweet and Wild. by Travis Simpkins

Jewel Kilcher. Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Actress, Author and Poet. by Travis Simpkins
Jewel Kilcher. Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Actress, Author and Poet. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Jewel Kilcher
Singer-Songwriter, Musician
Producer, Actress
Author and Poet
by Travis Simpkins


 Jewel - Standing Still

Jewel - Who Will Save Your Soul

 Jewel - Stay Here Forever


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Jewel. Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Author and Poet. Sweet and Wild. by Travis Simpkins
Jewel. Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Author and Poet. Sweet and Wild. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, October 6, 2023

Leah Hirsig. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. Leah Sublime. by Travis Simpkins

Leah Hirsig. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. Aleister Crowley. Leah Sublime. by Travis Simpkins
Leah Hirsig. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. Aleister Crowley. Leah Sublime. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Leah Hirsig
(1883 - 1975)
Occultist and Artist
Soror Alostrael, Babalon
Scarlet Woman of Aleister Crowley
Inspiration for the poem "Leah Sublime"
Co-Founder of the Abbey of Thelema
Cefalu, Sicily

by Travis Simpkins


The Abbey of Thelema - Cefalu, Sicily

My Life in a Love Cult. Aleister Crowley. Leah Hirsig. Abbey of Thelema
My Life in a Love Cult. Aleister Crowley. Leah Hirsig. Abbey of Thelema

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brill.com/journals


Leah Hirsig. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. Aleister Crowley. Leah Sublime. by Travis Simpkins
Leah Hirsig. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. Aleister Crowley. Leah Sublime. by Travis Simpkins

Monday, August 21, 2023

Leila Waddell. Violinist and Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Leila Waddell. Violinist. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Aleister Crowley. Magick. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins
Leila Waddell. Violinist. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Aleister Crowley. Magick. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Leila Waddell
Laylah
Leila Ida Bathurst Waddell
(1880 - 1932)
Violinist and Occultist 
Influential Figure in Magick and Thelema
Scarlet Woman of Aleister Crowley
Immortalized in the Book of Lies
Performer/Muse of the Rites of Eleusis

by Travis Simpkins


Leila Waddell

The Rites of Eleusis. Aleister Crowley and Leila Waddell. Occult. Magic. Thelema
The Rites of Eleusis. Aleister Crowley and Leila Waddell. Occult. Magic. Thelema

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astrumargenteum.org/leila-waddell


Leila Waddell. Scarlet Woman. Aleister Crowley. Rites of Eleusis. Magick. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins
Leila Waddell. Scarlet Woman. Aleister Crowley. Rites of Eleusis. Magick. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins
 

Monday, July 31, 2023

Maxine Sanders. Witchcraft. Alexandrian Wicca. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Maxine Sanders. Witchcraft. Alexandrian Wicca. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins
Maxine Sanders. Witchcraft. Alexandrian Wicca. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of 
Maxine Sanders
Author and Occultist 
Co-Founder of 
Alexandrian Wicca
Wife of Alex Sanders (1926 - 1988)
Key Figure in the Development 
of Modern Pagan Witchcraft 
Founder of 
The Temple of the Mother coven 
by Travis Simpkins



A Conversation with Maxine Sanders

Maxine Sanders Interview


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and


Maxine Sanders. Witchcraft. Alexandrian Wicca. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins
Maxine Sanders. Witchcraft. Alexandrian Wicca. Alex Sanders. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Monday, July 17, 2023

Jeanne Robert Foster. Poet, Model, Actress and Occultist. Scarlet Woman. by Travis Simpkins

Jeanne Robert Foster. Poet, Model, Actress and Occultist. Scarlet Woman. by Travis Simpkins
Jeanne Robert Foster. Poet, Model, Actress and Occultist. Scarlet Woman. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Jeanne Robert Foster
(1879 - 1970)
Poet of the Adirondacks
Journalist, Actress and Fashion Model
Theosophist and Occultist
Scarlet Woman of Aleister Crowley
Her Magical Name was "Hilarion"

by Travis Simpkins


Jeanne Robert Foster and John Butler Yeats

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union.edu/jeanne-robert-foster-papers


Jeanne Robert Foster. Poet, Model, Actress and Occultist. Scarlet Woman. by Travis Simpkins
Jeanne Robert Foster. Poet, Model, Actress and Occultist. Scarlet Woman. by Travis Simpkins
 

Monday, July 3, 2023

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of an
Ancient Roman figure of
Leda and the Swan
1st Century B.C.
Roman, based on a Greek original
National Archaeological Museum
Venice, Italy
Museo archeologico nazionale di Venezia
by Travis Simpkins



Leda and the Swan


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Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Maxine Sanders. Witchcraft. Alexandrian Wicca. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Maxine Sanders. Witchcraft. Alexandrian Wicca. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of 
Maxine Sanders
Author and Occultist 
Co-Founder of 
Alexandrian Wicca
Wife of Alex Sanders (1926 - 1988)
Key Figure in the Development 
of Modern Pagan Witchcraft 
Founder of 
The Temple of the Mother coven 
by Travis Simpkins



A Conversation with Maxine Sanders

Maxine Sanders Interview


For more info, please visit:
and


Maxine Sanders. Witchcraft. Alexandrian Wicca. Alex Sanders. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of
Aphrodite Rising from the Sea
Greek or Roman, Eastern Mediterranean
Hellenistic or Imperial Period
100 B.C. - 70 A.D.
Collection of the 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins



Museum of Fine Arts, Boston


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Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb. Historian. 1536: The Year that Changed Henry VIII. by Travis Simpkins

Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb. Tudor Historian and Author. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb
Historian, Author & Television Presenter
Senior Lecturer & Convenor for History at
New College of the Humanities - London, England
by Travis Simpkins



Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb


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Suzannah Lipscomb. Historian. by Travis Simpkins. 1536, Henry VIII

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of
Aphrodite Rising from the Sea
Greek or Roman, Eastern Mediterranean
Hellenistic or Imperial Period
100 B.C. - 70 A.D.
Collection of the 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins



Museum of Fine Arts, Boston


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Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of an
Ancient Roman figure of
Leda and the Swan
1st Century B.C.
Roman, based on a Greek original
National Archaeological Museum
Venice, Italy
Museo archeologico nazionale di Venezia
by Travis Simpkins



Leda and the Swan


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Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, March 4, 2023

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch, Roman. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins
Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of an
Ancient Roman Statue of
Hygieia
Goddess of Health & Hygiene
1st or 2nd Century A.D.
Excavated at Antioch
Collection of the
Worcester Art Museum
by Travis Simpkins



Statue of Hygeia - Worcester Art Museum


For more info, please visit:


Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins
Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins