From Richard Diebenkorn's "Notes to Myself On Beginning a Painting," it's a special mystery-whodunnit pepisode where your host, Amy, tries to decipher the meaning of #8 on Diebenkorn's note. Learn more about Diebenkorn and his work, including photos of him and his studio, at The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation: https://diebenkorn.org/ The novel, "Pollyanna," by Eleanor H. Porter is available at most bookstores and libraries and has also been made into at least 2 feature films. The article "One Scuzzy Moment" by Robert Indiana for the New York Magazine 2004 can be found here: https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/features/10557/ If you are a Peps fan and would love more pep talks in your life, please consider supporting the podcast financially on Patreon at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists⁠! For $5 a month, patrons receive exclusive mini Pep-isodes monthly or bimonthly, delivered directly to their email inbox with a clickable link. No tech savviness required! Also, patrons receive early access to not-yet-released full episodes, fresh out the oven. Join the Peps fam on Patreon and become a part of the Pep Talks Peerage today. Find out more here: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/PepTalksforArtists⁠ Thank you! Your beloved host Amy's in a group show "In the Middle with You" at ⁠The Middle Room⁠ 2930 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, California thru Oct 20, 2023 ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: ⁠@peptalksforartists⁠ Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s⁠ Amy's website: ⁠https://www.amytalluto.com/⁠ Amy on IG: ⁠@talluts⁠ ⁠BuyMeACoffee⁠ Donations appreciated! All music and effects are by Soundstripe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peptalksforartistspod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peptalksforartistspod/support