Kirsty Stonell Walker

LATEST ARTICLES ( 627 )

• Friday 1st December: The Annunciation

  

  Well, it's that time again! Welcome to Blogvent 2017, and this year's theme will be images of the Virgin Mary. When I announced this to my 11 year old... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2017 CULTURE

• A Chat With Gordon Giltrap and Review of The Last of England

  

  I love when marvellous, unexpected things come in to my life and that is just what happened to me when I was last in Birmingham for the Pre-Raphaelite Society... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2017 CULTURE

• Review: May Morris, Art and Life

  

  The sound you can hear is my cheering. At last, May Morris has her own exhibition and has moved out of her father's shadow and is now seen as a person in her ow... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2017 CULTURE

• I'll Be There For You...

  

  I don't intentionally begin every post with a confession but for the second time in a row, here we go: I'm a bit rubbish when it comes to friendships. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2017 CULTURE

• Mary Hodgkinson, Super-Model

  

  I have a confession to make. In my last two talks about 'Pre-Raphaelite Women', I managed to miss someone out. This is a shocking oversight on my behalf but I... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2017 CULTURE

• The Mystery of the Dark Lady

  

  I like finding out interesting stories to do with paintings and so was delighted to come across the subject of today's post. As you will know, the long-sufferin... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2017 CULTURE

• If Hope Were Not, Heart Should Break

  

  Recently I was discussing next year's Burne-Jones exhibition at the Tate on Facebook and I said I hoped that they would talk about Fanny Cornforth. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2017 CULTURE

• Rococo Loco!

  

  As some of you that read this blog will know, I also have a bit of a fetish for the eighteenth century. In both my degree and masters with the glorious Open... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2017 CULTURE

• Some Thoughts on Emily Peacock

  

  As you will have read in a previous post of mine, sometimes the job of a biographer can be awfully tricky, especially in the case of women. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2017 CULTURE

• Review: Albert Moore: Of Beauty and Aesthetics

  

  Apologies for the delay in this review but things are rather hectic at Chez Walker of late. I was fortunate enough to be able to see the following exhibition... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2017 CULTURE

• Review: Beauty in Thorns and Interview with Kate Forsyth

  

  I have been most fortunate this month because Kate Forsyth, author of Bitter Greens, let me have a read of her new novel Beauty in Thorns. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2017 CULTURE

• The Mysterious Miss Bunn

  

  This is part blog post, part request for information, so bear with me. Today we are looking at the career of artist and enamelist Miss Fanny Bunn... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2017 CULTURE

• Get Thee to a Biographer!

  

  You should by this point know what I'm like. I really adore finding out about the waifs and strays of art history, finding those women who fall between the... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2017 CULTURE

• Review: Mary Lobb from Cornwall to Kelmscott: A Life Revealed

  

  You no doubt remember that a couple of weeks ago I did my post on Miss Mary Lobb. As a consequence, I had the pleasure of talking to the splendid people at... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2017 CULTURE

• Nil Desperandum!

  

  Flipping heck, life is grim at the mo, isn't it? It's all a rubbish swiss roll of terroism and elections, far too many politicians on the telly spouting nonsens... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2017 CULTURE

• Hopelessly Vieux Jeu!

  

  This is a bit of a combination of a few of ideas I had for blog posts, related closely so I could mash them together into one. Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2017 CULTURE

• Like Nutmeg for Rheumatism

  

  I am irresistibly drawn to historical figures who everyone hates. It's an odd thing to admit, but if a figure, usually a woman, gets dismissed, made fun of, or... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2017 CULTURE

• Happy Birthday to Me! (again) (for the Sixth Time)

  

  Birthday felicitations upon each and every one of you lovely people because today is the sixth anniversary of The Kissed Mouth! It was way back in 2011 that I... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2017 CULTURE

• Review: Queer British Art 1861-1967

  

  This will be an imperfect review because I have tons of questions which I can't answer. We can have a discussion afterwards, or over on my Facebook page, but... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2017 CULTURE

• If You Want A Job Doing...

  

  One of my favourite paintings at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery is this one...Judith (1887) Charles LandelleHer smoldering gaze brings to mind a silent movie... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2017 CULTURE