Episodes

It was a complete honor to interview painter, Jennifer Coates, during the run of her solo exhibition in NYC at High Noon Gallery titled 'Lesser Gods of Lakewood, PA" that featured both large and small stunning acrylic and spray paint magical landscapes, populated by Bacchanals and classical female figures. We discussed 4 paintings in depth: "Three Dryads," "Fire Watcher," "Dryads and Pollinators (Moths)" and "Dryads and Pollinators (Birds)" all 2021, and also learned about Jennifer's advice to "...

In this episode, artist, Mandy Wilson Rosen and I did a deep dive into Steven Pressfield's "The War of Art." We criticized where criticism was due, but we also highlighted many of the helpful and brilliant insights about the phenomenon of creative "Resistance" that the author outlines in the book. After much deliberation, we decided it is a worthy addition to any artist's bookshelf. And P.S., Tolstoy very much had a wife, as suspected! Her name was Sophia and, in addition to caring for their 8 ...

This week on the Peps pod, I look at the exact minute that Philip Guston switched his work from abstraction to the radical cartoony style he is famous for today - as proof that change is hard, but worth everything if you can manage to brazen it out. Readings this episode were from: "Philip Guston, Collected Writings, Lectures and Conversations" Ed. by Clark Coolidge "War of Art" by Stephen Pressfield Peps podcast tees are born! Check them out at https://amytalluto.bigcartel.com/category/peps ...

This week I am launching a new miniseries called "Interview the Interviewer" and I'm excited to welcome my first "Interviewer," Brian Alfred, an accomplished painter and the host of Sound & Vision podcast to the pod. I enjoyed turning the mic back on Brian and hearing about his work and process in the studio and also his insights into podcasting and interviewing artists. Please check out his website for more images of his work as well as Sound & Vision podcast on all podcast apps. Brian Alfred:...

If you've ever felt old and uncool as an artist (like I have, and often), then this episode is for you. I set about to get hard data about when the artists that we revere in museums created their most admired works. What I uncovered will simultaneously astound and soothe you. Texts mentioned in this episode were: "Late Bloomers" by Rich Karlgaard "Old Masters and Young Geniuses" by David Galenson "A Letter from Mark Rothko and Adolph Gottlieb to the Art Editor of the New York Times" June 7, ...

This week on Peps, I interviewed Courtney Puckett and Carl D'Alvia (2 amazing contemporary artists working in sculpture) and we really got down to the nitty gritty of what it takes to be a sculptor in this year or our lord 2021 AD. We talked storage spaces, alternate uses for Civil War plinths and outdoor storage for anything "bigger than a dog," as well as how they got started in the medium and the importance of drawing in both of their practices. Please visit their websites to see images of t...

In this episode, multi-media artist, Mandolyn Wilson Rosen, and I debate whether Procrastination is a good or a bad thing in the studio. We also cluck our tongues at famous procrastinating artists and writers throughout history. This was a recording from a live Clubhouse event...so apologies for the tinny phone sound. Please see more of Mandy's amazing number collages and drawings at her website: mandolynwilsonrosen.com Thank you to listener and artist, Natalie Beall, for suggesting this topic...

How is an artist like an actor trying to make it in Hollywood? And what can we glean from a popular antique-appraising TV show? This week we dive into Amy's strange brain and feel oddly comforted afterwards! Please take the poll on Spotify and let me know where you file yourself in the "Hollywood" strata! Are you a WE-HO hustler, YO-HO starlet or Hollywood Movie Star? Enquiring minds want to know... Artists mentioned in this episode are Fern Coppedge, Edward Bannister, Kerry James Marshall and E...

So excited to share this wonderful interview that we did on the Clubhouse App in October with Jennifer Coates, Paddy Johnson or VVrkshop, Catherine Haggarty of NYC Crit Club, and Sarah Grass of The Pack. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peptalksforartistspod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peptalksforartistspod/support

In this episode, we talk about how channeling your inner slovenly sleuth can enrich your art practice. Peps podcast tees are born! Check them out at https://amytalluto.bigcartel.com/category/peps Connect with the podcast on Instagram and see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peptalksforartistspod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peptalksforartistspod/support

This episode we are talking in forest metaphors about Hilma Af Klint, Rudolph Steiner and not letting discouraging studio visits derail your work. Peps podcast tees are born! Check them out at https://amytalluto.bigcartel.com/category/peps Connect with the podcast on Instagram and see more images illustrating this episode: @peptalksforartists --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peptalksforartistspod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/...

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