‘You have definitely made art come alive for me in a way that no other lecturer has’

‘This evening’s talk has been the highlight of my week. Thank you for transporting me to another time and place. Looking forward to Friday’s lecture – pure escapism during this time of isolation’

‘I just wanted to thank you for some very interesting and inspiring talks. I was a bit of a latecomer, having only discovered you in mid-November, but I have enjoyed almost all of your talks since and have learned so much. I have attended many other online lectures recently – some from very august institutions – but none have come close to yours in terms of quality of research, structure and delivery. I look forward to booking more Stella Talks in 2021.’

‘Thank you for presenting such a wonderfully diverse, carefully crafted programme of online talks. Every one is a delightful treat! A highlight of the week for both me, and my husband, your talks are very much appreciated during such unstable and uncertain times.’

‘Dear Stella, Very many thanks for your excellent talks. They have all been fluent, enlightening and enjoyable, and especially welcome in these difficult times. The length is just right and the technical aspects are too. There are quite a lot of art lectures available but yours are the best’

‘Wow….Once again a brilliant talk. You have an engaging personality and have enlightened, educated and entertained us in a most delightful way.  I have seen those paintings, heard previous lectures on them and own books about them but today you brought it all together and added even more. I hope that post lock down this sort of lecture will be available on a regular basis.’

‘Many thanks for your excellent online lectures and the beautiful illustrations. They have really brightened these last few months and both my husband and myself enjoy them very much’

‘Your talks have priority over everything else in my diary!’

‘Thank you so much for another very enjoyable lecture. I certainly echo how good these sessions are for us in these uncertain times’

‘Stella, thank you, a great session. It felt so intimate and you feel the connection to this robust, earthy man (Rembrandt). And his poignant gradual finale’

‘Thank for another wonderful talk, I could listen to you for hours. I now want to visit the galleries you mention to see close up and experience some of the paintings you describe.
A whole new world is opening up for me.’

‘Stella’s lectures are always so interesting, informative and well presented. I’ve learnt so much about the lives of various artists and their style of painting. The online ‘Stella Talks’ lectures have been the highlight of my week during lockdown!’

‘Thank you so much for all your wonderful work with your lectures.  I enjoy them tremendously—and I’d see more of them, but can’t see as many as I’d like since I live in the American Midwest, and your 11:00 am is my 5:00 am.  But getting up early is a small inconvenience (you can’t please everyone, of course), and I love watching you when I can!’

‘What a lovely way to spend time! We both thoroughly enjoyed your talk…looking forward to next week already!’

‘I would like to say a big thank you Stella for opening my eyes to the wonderful world of art! For giving me something to look forward to every week this last year at home with my husband waiting for the vaccine! I am a complete novice and I’ve enjoyed every one of your interesting lectures.’

‘Your talks have been oases of culture during a very bleak period. Thank you’.

‘So many thanks for the most fabulous lecture tonight – it was a huge success – I am receiving wonderful emails from members who were thrilled to have a great lecture while in lockdown – it couldn’t have gone better for us.’

‘Thank you for organising these series of lectures, they have become a highlight of our lockdowned week!’

‘I’m looking forward to your summer school. I am currently on the Oxford University Undergraduate History of Art Certificate Course. So excited by it all and your lecture was so helpful. Thank you. I am 73 years old and my one regret is not discovering this course and your lectures sooner. Oh well. Never too late. Told everyone on my course about you!’.

‘Thank you Stella for your weekly online enlightenment. I have never had the opportunity to learn about art history so I am very grateful for your really interesting talks.’

‘Stella. Thank you. It was a very enjoyable and informative half hour. Really cheered me up and I’ve just had a text from my friend who said the same. See you in virtual land next week for Charles R Mackintosh!’