Friday, May 31, 2019

Travis Simpkins Paints Portrait for the House of the Temple. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ

Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins
Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

     I was recently commissioned by the Supreme Council, 33°, SJ to paint the latest portrait for the collection at the House of the Temple in Washington, DC.
     This oil portrait honors the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Rossman, 33° and it will soon be placed in the Pillars of Charity hallway, near the tombs of Past Sovereign Grand Commanders Albert Pike and John Henry Cowles. It is both an honor and a pleasure to have been asked to work on this project for my friends in the Southern Jurisdiction. I look forward to visiting again and seeing the painting on display there in the near future.



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Marlon K. Curtis, 33°. Scottish Rite Valley of Washington, D.C. by Travis Simpkins

Marlon K. Curtis, 33°. Scottish Rite Valley of Washington, D.C. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Illustrious Brother
Marlon K. Curtis
33rd Degree Freemason
Valley of Washington
Orient of the District of Columbia
Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite
Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
Worshipful Master of 
 St. Alban Birmingham Lodge No. 233
Grand Lodge of Maryland, A.F. & A.M.
by Travis Simpkins


Scottish Rite Valley of Washington, DC. Southern Jurisdiction, USA

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Marlon K. Curtis, 33°. Scottish Rite Valley of Washington, D.C. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Christian J. Miele. Highland Lodge No. 184. Baltimore. Grand Lodge of Maryland. by Travis Simpkins

Christian J. Miele. Highland Lodge No. 184. Baltimore. Grand Lodge of Maryland. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Christian J. Miele
32nd Degree Scottish Rite Freemason
Member of Highland Lodge No. 184
Grand Lodge of Maryland
Former Member of the
Maryland House of Delegates
Deputy Secretary of Disabilities
under Governor Larry Hogan

by Travis Simpkins


Grand Lodge of Maryland


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Christian J. Miele. Highland Lodge No. 184. Baltimore. Grand Lodge of Maryland. by Travis Simpkins