Kirsty Stonell Walker

LATEST ARTICLES ( 627 )

• Thursday 3rd December - Cupid and Pysche

  

  Hello again! It's grey and miserable here today and the rain is lashing down. The last thing on my mind is swanning around with my boobs out but I suppose... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2020 CULTURE

• Wednesday 2nd December - Idyll

  

  On the second day of Snogvent my true love gave to me this little beauty...Idyll (1908-1911) Laurence KoeIt feels a bit cold and grey today, so this rosy gem... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2020 CULTURE

• Tuesday 1st December - Night (no.2)

  

  Oh good heavens! Is it that time of year again? Mind you, 2020 has made time lose all meaning, so it might well still be March as far as I'm concerned.... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2020 CULTURE

• Straight Outta Hendon...

  

  I hope you are all coping in the current uncertain situation and keeping well and reasonably sane. I have always been someone who uses the fact I can become... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2020 CULTURE

• Review: Portrait of a Muse

  

  As the nights grow longer, I always like having a whopper of a book to read. Better still, I received a chunky biography of Frances Graham, daughter of... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2020 CULTURE

• Constant Craving

  

  As I await the publication of my new book (on the 10th September, see this previous post for information) I have been admiring other photographers, like the tar... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2020 CULTURE

• Coming Soon - Light and Love...

  

  We're a month away from the launch of my new book Light and Love and so I thought I'd tell you about it. Also, I have a very special offer from my publisher.... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2020 CULTURE

• Review: Barely Clare - The Little-Known Life of Clare Mackail

  

  You might have guessed by now I love to research the lives of little-known women and equally love to read about other people's work to uncover the lives of thos... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2020 CULTURE

• Olive Allen

  

  I can't afford to buy the art I would like to have hanging on my wall. I can, of course buy prints of it, but it's not quite the same, is it? Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2020 CULTURE

• Book Review: Nelly Erichsen, A Hidden Life

  

  Well, here we are, all on lock-down and so there is no better time to get some reading done. With this in mind, here is a review of a new biography sent to me... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2020 CULTURE

• The Brief, Bright Star of Percy Bulcock

  

  Today's post is about a new obsession of mine, the new man in my life. It's not often I end up writing about men, but I've absolutely fallen in love with today'... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2020 CULTURE

• A Mother of a Mystery...

  

  As many of you will know, I am currently writing a biography of Julia Margaret Cameron and her maid Mary Hillier, due out in September (more on that another... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2020 CULTURE

• Venus in Your Garden

  

  Excuse the brief, rambling nature of this post but it's just a thought that I wanted to write down and as you're here, I'll tell you. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2020 CULTURE

• Tuesday 24th December - Frank Holl, Obviously

  

  All hail the King of Sobvent! I really couldn't do a month of misery without the marvellous and miserable art of the wonderful Frank Holl, creator of this... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2019 CULTURE

• Monday 23rd December - The Last of the Garrison

  

  Well, we are on the penultimate day of Sobvent and what a thoroughly miserable month it has been! Splendid! I thought today I'd do the wonderfully depressing... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2019 CULTURE

• Sunday 22nd December - The Bride of Death

  

  Today feels a bit like the calm before the storm. I have biscuits and red cabbage to cook today (separately) but other than that, I'm trying to take it easy so... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019 CULTURE

• Saturday 21st December - Telegram

  

  What a busy day! I was catching up with my good friend and agent today, which was lovely, because there is nothing nicer than hearing the news from friends. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2019 CULTURE

• Friday 20th December - Death of a Wombat

  

  Today is the last day of term for a lot of people, so I hope you have a good one because it's not a particularly inspiring morning here. It's chilly and wet... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2019 CULTURE

• Thursday 19th December - The Death of Procris

  

  Yesterday got a bit heavy, so I thought we'd have a break today with a straightforward death. Hurrah!The Death of Procris (1915) George Owen Wynne... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019 CULTURE

• Wednesday 18th December - Never Morning Wore to Evening...

  

  Well here we are, and today is the last day I am going in to work before Christmas. The rest of the week will be filled with making jam and chocolate things... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019 CULTURE