Oil Paintings Created by Travis Simpkins in 2019

2019 Oil paintings by Travis Simpkins. Scottish Rite NMJ and SJ. Grand Lodges of Massachusetts and New Jersey

     This year (2019), in addition to about 200 charcoal and pastel drawings, I also had the opportunity to create four large scale oil paintings. One for the Scottish Rite NMJ, one for the House of the Temple in Washington DC, one for the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts and one for the Grand Lodge of New Jersey. It was a lot of work, and I am very proud that something I created will now become a part of the history of those respective organizations.

     I have more painting commissions to complete and release in the not-too-distant future.

Looking ahead to 2020... 

 

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Bow-tie Benefit Auction Includes Portrait by Travis Simpkins

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Bow-tie Benefit Auction Includes Portrait by Travis Simpkins

     Last week, M.W. Paul F. Gleason hosted the Bow-tie Benefit at the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, with all proceeds going to the Brotherhood Fund to aid those in need. Among the items up for auction were my skills as a portraitist. Anthony Scherma of Ezekiel Bates Lodge in Attleboro was the winning bidder for an original charcoal portrait and I created this likeness of Bro. Scherma a few days after the event.

 For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

Scottish Rite Journal Reports on Art by Travis Simpkins in Current Issue

Scottish Rite Journal. Southern Jurisdiction. Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Art by Travis Simpkins

Thanks to the Scottish Rite Journal SJ for reporting on my artwork in the latest issue (July/August, 2018), printed in the section regarding news from the NMJ. It's doubly meaningful for me to see the work shared by both the Northern and Southern Jurisdictions.

The 200th Anniversary graveside memorial to M.W. Paul Revere in Boston, overseen by M.W. Paul F. Gleason (Grand Master of Massachusetts), is nicely featured on that page as well. 

 Read the full issue here:

scottishritejournalonline.org/july-august_2018

The Square. Masonic Magazine. England. Cover Art and Interview with Travis Simpkins

The Square. Lewis Masonic magazine. England. Philippa Lee Faulks. Cover Art and Interview with Travis Simpkins

     I'm honored to be the subject of a 4-page interview and to have created the "Three Graces" cover image for the latest issue of The Square, recently published in the United Kingdom. I had previously shared the cover art, but here are some shots of my work within the magazine's pages as well, including portraits of Sovereign Grand Commander David A. Glattly (Scottish Rite NMJ), M.W. Roger B. Quintana (Grand Lodge of New Jersey), M.W. Paul F. Gleason (Grand Lodge of Massachusetts) and British author Graham Hancock. Thanks to editor Philippa Lee and the staff at Lewis Masonic for their work in putting everything together, the whole magazine looks great.

Purchase the magazine here:

square-magazine-june-2018

The Midnight Freemasons: Rededication of the 1778 Trinity Lodge Charter. by Travis Simpkins

The Midnight Freemasons: Rededication of the 1778 Trinity Lodge Charter. by Travis Simpkins

     My latest article for The Midnight Freemasons focuses on the Rededication of the 1778 Trinity Lodge Charter, which took place earlier this year in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Read the full article here:

midnightfreemasons.org/1778-trinity-lodge