Charlotte Iggulden

Award-Winning Artist, Art Blogger; Head of Marketing (Automotive Events) @UKiMediaEvents @avtexpo @avtexpousa @AutoTestExpo @TiretechEXPO @AutoIntExpo

[Charlotte Iggulden @CharIggulden]

Wolves are not only beautiful, but incredibly intelligent, with strong family bonds. Sadly they suffer persecution and need protection. As apex predators, they are essential for a healthy ecosystem.

Thank you @nywolforg for allowing me to draw Nikai. More to come 💕

[WANA Visuals @wana_visualss]

🇮🇷 Inside Vank Cathedral in Isfahan, Iran — a 17th-century Armenian cathedral preserved to this day, looking as though it was built yesterday.

Iran is home to around 600 churches, including cathedrals, many of them preserved as carefully as mosques.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

“Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.”

- P.J. O'Rourke

This famous quote points to a common flaw in human nature: our tendency to become inspired by grand, heroic causes while overlooking the small, practical responsibilities directly in front of us. People can easily rally around enormous, abstract goals like saving the planet because they feel noble, exciting, and meaningful.

Yet true character and kindness are often revealed through the ordinary, repetitive moments of everyday life. Washing the dishes or helping a family member may seem insignificant, but these quiet acts require effort without recognition, applause, or public attention.

Ultimately, the quote offers a humorous but pointed reminder that making the world a better place often begins with simple acts of responsibility and genuine kindness within our own homes.

[Charlotte Iggulden @CharIggulden]

Oil sketch #wip of Frederic Leighton's head of an Italian male model 🏛️

#oilsketch #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #artstudio

[Charlotte Iggulden @CharIggulden]

Heading into summer...

#oilsketch #oilpainting #summer #flowers #steamtrain

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On the easel...

#NativeAmerican #PortraitPainting #OilPainting #OilSketch #Canvas

[World Scholar @WorldScholar_]

I think I've found it.

If this isn't the greatest interior you have ever seen, then I don't know what is.

Palais Garnier, Paris (1875)

https://t.co/GuezD2PM4x

[Charlotte Iggulden @CharIggulden]

Fast (10 minute) sketching yesterday at lunch...

#Vermeer #GirlwithaPearlEarring #sketch #pen #portrait

[V&A @V_and_A]

Celebrating the birthday of William Morris, born on this day in 1834. He played a central role in the Arts and Crafts Movement, championing the value of handmade craftsmanship at a time when the Victorian era was defined by industrial progress.

[Muse @xmuse_]

This is the most amazing thing you'll see today! 💯

Psalm 50 in Aramaic by Trio Mandili — the language of Jesus. Haunting Miserere (Psalm 51 in Western Bibles).

Grab tissues 🙏🏼

Translation from Aramaic down in the comments.

[Iva Apostolova @Pergament_F]

In the 16th century, the Venetian lawyer Odorico Pillone owned an extensive library, amassed on his family estate near Venice. In the 1580s, he decided to further enhance his collection by decorating sections of pages with various artistic illustrations, books at that time were often simply kept on shelves. The Italian graphic designer and painter Cesare Vecellio (1521–1601), a cousin of Titian, was chosen as the artist. In total, he illustrated 172 volumes. The themes of the illustrations were related to the content of the books themselves (which was convenient, as it made it easy to find a specific topic). According to Pillone, the painted pages transformed the library into a unique art gallery.

[Charlotte Iggulden @CharIggulden]

Painting my beautiful niece sleeping ❤️

#oilpainting #sleepingbeauty #oiloncanvas #portrait #portraitpainting

[V. Visuals @Moodsby_v]

Dante's Hell under Mont Saint Michel, Pierre Lonica

[Humble Flow @HumbleFlow]

German poet Heinrich Heine was once asked why men no longer build great cathedrals.

He replied: "People in those old times had convictions; we moderns only have opinions. And it needs more than a mere opinion to erect a Gothic cathedral."

[Athenaeum Book Club @athenaeumbc]

C. S. Lewis’s advice to a young schoolgirl on how to become a better writer:

[Pray The Rosary @PrayTheRosary]

The 9 choirs of angels
1. Seraphim ("burning ones")
The highest choir, closest to God's throne. They burn with intense love for God, continually worship and praise Him (singing "Holy, holy, holy"), and contemplate His divine perfection most directly.

2. Cherubim ("fullness of wisdom")
They contemplate God's wisdom, providence, and knowledge. Often depicted as guardians of sacred spaces (e.g., the Garden of Eden or the Ark of the Covenant), they protect divine mysteries and special holy places.

3. Thrones (or Ophanim)
They represent God's justice, stability, authority, and judgment. They reflect divine steadfastness and submission, and are associated with carrying out or manifesting God's righteous decrees and cosmic order.

4. Dominions (or Dominations)
They oversee the broader government of the universe, acting as angelic "managers" or regulators. They direct lower choirs, mediate God's authority, and ensure the execution of divine will across creation.

5. Virtues
They govern natural laws, miracles, and the causes/effects in the physical world (sometimes described as overseeing elements like gravity or natural forces). They strengthen creation's order and enable God's power to work through natural and supernatural events.

6. Powers (or Authorities)
Warriors of the heavenly host, they combat evil forces (especially demons), protect the cosmic order from chaos, and maintain balance against spiritual threats or disruptions.

7. Principalities (or Princes)
They oversee large groups of people, such as nations, cities, churches, institutions, or leaders. They guide and influence collective human affairs, cultures, and societal structures according to God's plan.

8. Archangels
Chief messengers for major divine announcements and missions. Known examples include Michael (protector and leader in battle), Gabriel (announcer of key events like the Annunciation), and Raphael (healer and guide). They deliver God's most important messages to humanity.

9. Angels (guardian angels or simply "angels")
The lowest choir, closest to humans. They act as personal messengers, protectors, and guides — most notably as guardian angels assigned to individual people to watch over, pray for, guide, and assist them throughout life.

[Charlotte Iggulden @CharIggulden]

Roses for January 🌹

I hope you're all having a blessed start to the New Year 🎊 ✨

#oilpainting #artiststudio #newyear #roses🌹 #secretgarden

[Charlotte Iggulden @CharIggulden]

Throwback to a little @Disney homage oil sketch 💖

#disney #snowwhite #oilpainting #oilpaint #oilsketch

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Nutcracker dreams ✨

#wip #artiststudio #nutcracker #nutcrackerdoll #oilpainting

[Humble Flow @HumbleFlow]

“The modern world has forgotten that it was made. It imagines itself to have arisen spontaneously, without cause or ancestry. It forgets the great tradition from which it sprang, and because it has forgotten that tradition it no longer understands itself.”

— Hilaire Belloc