Kirsty Stonell Walker

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• Friday 16th December - General Gordon's Last Stand

  

  Blimey, where has the month gone? I normally mark the half-way point, but we are well over that now and on the cusp of the last week already. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2022 CULTURE

• Thursday 15th December - The Roses of Heliogabalus

  

  Thank you for all your good wishes yesterday and hurrah! my heating is now fixed and we have hot water once more! The luxury! I hope you are somewhere warm and... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2022 CULTURE

• Wednesday 14th December - Amy Robsart

  

  As we speak, the Gasman is working on our boiler so please send all thoughts and prayers as I think another day in a freezing cold house might push us all over... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2022 CULTURE

• Tuesday 13th December - The Last of the Garrison

  

  I was in bed last night, in about fifteen layers of clothing (just to paint you a delightful picture) and I suddenly thought of a really tragic painting that... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2022 CULTURE

• Monday 12th December - To the Memory of Brave Men

  

  I'm under a heated blanket with the dog but I am beginning to feel vaguely Christmas-y. We even started to watch Christmas films yesterday, by which I mean I... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2022 CULTURE

• Sunday 11th December - A Roman Emperor 41AD

  

  Well, it's fairly freezing here this morning, but I have the luxury of a warm blanket and a cuddley dog so let's crack on with a bit of violence to get the... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2022 CULTURE

• Saturday 10th December - The Meeting on the Turret Stairs

  

  Well, my boiler has broken down so it is very chilly here at Chez Walker but we have blankets and fluffy socks so we will survive until Wednesday when the Boile... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2022 CULTURE

• Friday 9th December - The Death of Sardanapalus

  

  Here we are at the end of another week and it is flipping freezing in the UK. I'm writing this from underneath several blankets and a very warm dog, as none of... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2022 CULTURE

• Thursday 8th December - Rienzi

  

  I thought I'd tackle a very familiar painting today, mainly because although I know it very well, I didn't actually know anything about the death involved.... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2022 CULTURE

• Wednesday 7th December - Charlotte Corday

  

  We are a proper week into Stabvent now and so I feel up to tackling a painting with a lot of baggage. Well, actually not this painting but one that is... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2022 CULTURE

• Tuesday 6th December - Judith

  

  Today has been really busy as it is my lovely daughter's 17th birthday so there has been much rushing about and celebrating. As I am rapidly running out of... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2022 CULTURE

• Monday 5th December - Queen Eleanor

  

  Second week of Stabvent! Honestly, I've lost all sense of time as our fridge-freezer has broken down and I have to get everything sorted before Christmas,... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2022 CULTURE

• Sunday 4th December - Pompilia

  

  Although today's subject is grim and familiar, I rather love the story of how it came about, not to mention how amazing the artist who used it as inspiration... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2022 CULTURE

• Saturday 3rd December - The Martyrdom of St Ludmila

  

  The first weekend of Blogvent is always a relief, although we are busy this weekend as it will soon be my daughter's birthday, so there will be a lot of time... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2022 CULTURE

• Friday 2nd December - The King's Drum Shall Never Be Beaten For Rebels, 1798

  

  Well, hurrah for Friday! I know we're only 2 days in, but I'm knackered this week, mainly because I have a cold. Today's Stabvent offering is one from the... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2022 CULTURE

• Thursday 1st December - Clytemnestra

  

  Welcome to Stabvent, a lovely Christmas-y stroll through murder and mayhem because honestly, what says Christmas like the potential for a murderous rampage? Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2022 CULTURE

• His Wife, Who Was Also An Artist...

  

  My current obsession is the spouses of artists who were also artists. I do not get out very much but bear with me as that is a very interesting dynamic and make... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2022 CULTURE

• Review: The Wonder on Netflix

  

  I've always had a soft spot for this photograph...Fading Away (1858) Henry Peach RobinsonThe tragic little girl in the middle just dying from too much... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2022 CULTURE

• Henrietta Emma Ratcliffe Rae

  

  I have recently become interested in married couples where both are artists. What must that dynamic have been like? How did it work and what sacrifices needed t... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2022 CULTURE

• My Scowling Boy!

  

  I warn you now, this is a very cross post. As you might have heard, I am currently researching and writing a biography on Ethel Warwick, star of this post, but... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2022 CULTURE