Ep 11: Interview w/ Artist, Jennifer Coates

Pep Talks for Artists

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 "Be the Hero" in the studio when you feel stuck or demoralized, and about channeling Kirsten Dunst in "Melancholia" 2011 when you want to be brave in your work. Also, we spoke about the interesting parallels of being an artist and a musician, as Jennifer is an accomplished fiddle/violin player.

• High Noon Gallery: https://www.highnoongallery.com/lesser-gods-of-lakewood-pa
• Jennifer Coates Website: http://www.jenniferlcoates.com/
• Two Coats of Paint review of the show by James J. A. Mercer: https://www.twocoatsofpaint.com/2022/01/jennifer-coates-and-the-landscapes-afterglow.html
• Hyperallergic review of the show by Seph Rodney: https://hyperallergic.com/702326/jennifer-coates-communes-with-gods-of-nighttime-revelry/
• @MePaintsMe: https://www.instagram.com/mepaintsme/

This talk was recorded live on the Clubhouse app, just after the new year on January 4, 2022.

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