Kirsty Stonell Walker

LATEST ARTICLES ( 598 )

• Review: Victorian Giants

  

  I love the National Portrait Gallery. I don't think I have ever been to an exhibition there that I didn't adore or that they didn't do exceptionally well. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2018 CULTURE

• Never the Bridesmaid

  

  Today marks the death of Fanny Cornforth in 1909 and so I'd thought I'd display my utter Fanny-centricness (completely a word and possibly a euphemism) with... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2018 CULTURE

• Support Your Local Girl Gang!

  

  Some of you who are on Facebook will have noticed an announcement yesterday which I am very excited about. I have another book coming out! Huzzah! Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2018 CULTURE

• In a Spin

  

  I'm recovering from a weekend of fun at the Weald and Downland Museum in Sussex where I spent two days learning how to spin. Now, this might not be quite the... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2018 CULTURE

• Oh, Manchester...

  

  Unless you have been blissfully disconnected from social media over the last few days you will have no doubt heard the outrage over the absence of a certain... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2018 CULTURE

• Noel Laura Nisbet

  

  It is undeniable that there are loads of very deserving Victorian artists who we just don't know enough about. Actually, there are loads of artists who there... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2018 CULTURE

• William Maw Egley

  

  Today's post is borne out of my desire to know more about a painter with whom I am familiar but I know practically nothing about. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2018 CULTURE

• Review: Helen Allingham

  

  Much delayed due to Blogvent, here is my review of the current exhibition on at the Watts Gallery, 'Helen Allingham', the first major retrospective of this... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2017 CULTURE

• Sunday 24th December: The Angel Visits the Marys of Freshwater

  

  No-one had warned him that walking in Freshwater left one at the mercy of sudden interruption and near-abduction, especially if your face was pleasing. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2017 CULTURE

• Saturday 23rd December: Mary

  

  Goodness me, we are very almost there and tomorrow I will be delivering to you a Christmas-y story, apparently. So here is the last of the Virgin-vent images... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2017 CULTURE

• Friday 22nd December: The Virgin with a Kiss

  

  I can't say I'm looking forward to today's tasks. I have to do the food shopping which is always a scrum but as I am a vegetarian it will involve a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2017 CULTURE

• Thursday 21st December: Holy Night

  

  Today is the shortest day of the year in terms of actual daylight, but as I don't have to go to work today I will be spending most of it in my fox pajamas... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2017 CULTURE

• Wednesday 20th December: The Adoration of the Shepherds

  

  Blimey, we really are on the last few now! It's my last day at work today, and Lily's last day at school for this year and so I'll be glad when I don't have to... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 CULTURE

• Tuesday 19th December: The Nativity

  

  It's so dark this morning, it's ridiculous. Roll on the shortest day because although I'm not a fan of the summer, I would appreciate actually seeing some... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2017 CULTURE

• Monday 18th December: Arrival at Bethlehem

  

  Here we are then, just a week from the big day! My cold is on the wane so I am slathering on 'Happinose' (a sort of menthol paraffin wax with geranium oil in it... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2017 CULTURE

• Sunday 17th December: Madonna

  

  Okay, the penultimate Sunday before Christmas, and only a week before Christmas Eve: I think I need a Sunday to relax. I've seen Star Wars (which I predictably... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2017 CULTURE

• Saturday 16th December: The Annunciation (finally) (finally, Finally) (probably)

  

  Here we are on 16th already! I have a rotten cold and I'm off to see Star Wars and so I'll crack on with today's paintings...The Annunciation Edward Reginald... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2017 CULTURE

• Friday 15th December: Now When Jesus...

  

  I apologise in advance but today is Eric Gill day on Blogvent. Brace yourselves and feel free to have a shower afterwards...Now When Jesus... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2017 CULTURE

• Thursday 14th December: The Annunciation

  

  We are definitely on the downhill slope now and yet back with the annunciating. I could not resist this one...The Annunciation (1909) Oleksandr MurashkoI was... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2017 CULTURE

• Wednesday 13th December: The Salutation

  

  Here'a a weird fact about me - I never liked Wednesdays. Actually, I have only had a strong dislike of Wednesday since I was 6 when my teacher, Mrs Lynch, told... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2017 CULTURE