Kirsty Stonell Walker
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The Kissed Mouth
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Weekly posts on Victorian art and culture, specialising in Pre-Raphaelite artists and models.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 551 )
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Saturday 18th December - The Lantern-Maker's Courtship
Blimey, school has broken up, I'm not in the office again until next year and so things are beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Read more
Posted on 18 December 2021 CULTURE -
Friday 17th December - Turning Point
Today's picture is a bit of a puzzler, which is just what I like...Turning Point (1873) Alexander JohnstonOh hello, what's occurring here then? Read more
Posted on 17 December 2021 CULTURE -
Thursday 16th December - Love Me, Love My Dog
Almost at the end of term, so I'm having a peaceful day, enjoying a day alone before the next two weeks of bustle and socially distanced merriment with very... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2021 CULTURE -
Wednesday 15th December - Work
Blimey, we're half way through the month and there is only 10 days until Christmas day! Today's image is a classic but of all it's elements, the dogs are not... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2021 CULTURE -
Tuesday 14th December - The Patchwork Quilt
I think I've finished my Christmas shopping. I'm saying this while crossing my fingers and touching wood, but I don't think I've forgotten anyone and most of... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2021 CULTURE -
Monday 13th December - Roast Pig
Welcome to another week of Dogvent, and the last week of school for my daughter, after she finally gets to return tomorrow. She's looking forward to not being i... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2021 CULTURE -
Sunday 12th December - An Aristocrat Answering the Summons to Execution
Halfway to Christmas Eve already! Blimey. Time flies in December and I still have to finish my Christmas shopping and send off parcels. Yikes, I best crack on... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2021 CULTURE -
Saturday 11th December: Luna
Here we are at the second weekend of Dogvent already, and technically I am allowed to go outside today, which is very exciting. Read more
Posted on 11 December 2021 CULTURE -
Friday 10th December - Pe-Chi-Li
Here we are at the end of another week and today is my final day of captivity, so I am extremely overexcited about the prospect of going to the park tomorrow. Read more
Posted on 10 December 2021 CULTURE -
Thursday 9th December - Childhood's Treasures
Welocme to Day 9 - almost in double figures! I have another two days of isolation before I'm allowed out of the house and I have to admit I'm going slightly... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2021 CULTURE -
Wednesday 8th December - A Visit from the Hall
Good morning! I'm feeling a little better today so I am up and busy before I run out of steam. As we speak, there is washing in the washing machine and some... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2021 CULTURE -
Tuesday 7th December - Gwenddydd and Her Dog in the Garden
Welcome back to the plague house where we are still all riddled with Covid. In fact, it would be safer all round if you are reading this with a mask on.... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2021 CULTURE -
Monday 6th December - The Last of the Crew
It's very cold this morning and this is causing me to cough like someone with a sixty-a-day habit. I was looking for a suitable image to cheer me up... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2021 CULTURE -
Sunday 5th December - The Honourable Edith Helen Chaplin (1878-1959)
I'm up especially early this morning as we have a food delivery coming which is very exciting as no-one here can go out for another week so it's good to know... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2021 CULTURE -
Saturday 4th December - The Foster Mother
Here we are at the first weekend of Dogvent and I have a confession to make. I've been slightly cheating on Blossom recently. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2021 CULTURE -
Friday 3rd December - Barney, Leave the Girls Alone
Today's picture for Dogvent contains a lovely bit of sky. I'll start with that because what follows is decidedly less wholesome. Anyway, look at this lovely... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2021 CULTURE -
Thursday 2nd December - Cupboard Love
Hello again and welcome back to Dogvent, brought to you from isolation with only my other plague-ridden family and dog for company...Blossom! Read more
Posted on 02 December 2021 CULTURE -
Wednesday 1st December - Josephine Bowes, Countess of Montalbo
Lawks, it's Blogvent once more! How time flies when exactly the same thing seems to happen over and over again and here we are possibly on the edge of another... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2021 CULTURE -
Review: Rossetti's Portraits at the Holburne Museum
Good Lord, it seems an age since I went to see anything pretty. Very slowly the unlocking seems to have become a reality and museums are feeling brave enough... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2021 CULTURE -
Review: The Magnificent British Garden Robin (in His Own Words)
On the blog page for my novel We Are Villains All, I included this gorgeous illustration...It comes from a Victorian natural history-type book called Creatures... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2021 CULTURE