Savvy Painter Podcast with Antrese Wood

You Used to Draw Just Because You Loved It

There's something that happens when you pick up a sketchbook with no plan. It's  lighter, not so dang serious. And that's what this episode is about. It mi

You Are So Much More Powerful Than You Realize

You are so much more powerful than you realize. This episode is the evidence for that — three real artists, three specific moments where the capability they needed turned

How to Use Your Comfort Zone to Grow Faster as an Artist

Your comfort zone isn't holding you back. Used right, it's the thing that makes growth possible — and this episode shows you exactly how. Most artists have bee

What is your canvas actually telling you?

If you’ve felt stuck in a painting (not a technique problem, but something else entirely) this episode is for you. Your canvas has been reading your mind, and once you un

The most underrated skill in your art practice

Every time you catch yourself mid-spiral (the comparison, the self-criticism, the I’m-doing-it-wrong loop) that’s a huge win. It’s bigger than you realize. In this episod

The Reason You Can't Fully Show Up in Your Studio (or Anywhere Else)

Most artists are trying to do everything at once: making art, sharing art, selling art, resting — all at the same time, every day. This episode is about what that costs y

The Artist's GPS: How to Know Where You Are in Your Art Practice

Most artists aren't stuck because they're doing it wrong. They're stuck because they don't know where they are. No destination makes sense without a s

The Cost of Waiting: What Indecision Actually Steals From You

Waiting often feels responsible. Thoughtful. Even smart. But for artists, waiting isn’t neutral and it’s rarely free. In this episode, Antrese looks at how indecision q

Tapping isn’t magic, but it makes room for magic to happen

If self-doubt shows up every time you try to paint (or finish something) and you’re tired of trying to think your way out of it, this episode is for you. Artist and tappi

Happy New Year! Before You Set Goals, Listen to This

If you’re feeling even a tiny bit of pressure to have this new year figured out already, I just want you to know you’re not alone. This episode is a gentle pause before

Artist Roundtable The Lost Art of Playing in Your Studio

As artists, we go through several phases on our way to creating pieces. It all starts with this period of play and discovery that I call the exploratory phase, and to tal

Artist Roundtable- The Money Conversation We're All Avoiding

Money and pricing your art can feel like tricky, even uncomfortable topics, but they’re also some of the most powerful conversations we can have as artists. Why? Because

Artist Round Table: How Artists Find Their Voice and Create from the Heart

Welcome to another roundtable series! This time I’m joined by Growth Studio members Louisa Jornayvaz, Braighlee Rainey, Jack Wray, and Elisabeth Svendby in a discussion a

Artist Roundtable The Difference Between Making Art and Being an Artist

It’s one thing to have an interest in creating art or putting something on canvas. It’s another to see yourself as an artist and have an artistic practice. What’s a diff

When Your Studio Becomes a Storage Unit

What to do when decades of work are stacked against your walls and you can't remember the last time you made a decision about any of it. You know that feeling when

Six Tools to Stop Treating Your Studio Like a Courtroom

What to do when you catch yourself in “courtroom mode” You named it. You know you're doing it. You can hear yourself cross-examining every brushstroke, cataloging e

Why You Can't Finish a Painting (And What to Do About It)

You look around your studio and see them everywhere — canvases turned to the wall, paintings shoved under the bed, works-in-progress stacked in corners. Each one started

You Took Time Off. Now What?

What really happens when you return to your art — and how to make work again without getting stuck in what could have been. You took time off from your art. Maybe it was

I See You Scrolling Instagram Instead of Painting (Nine Patterns That Keep You Stuck)

Ever spend half your studio time staring at a painting, mentally ripping it apart, but never actually picking up the brush? Or maybe you're scrolling Instagram right

Safety, Self-Trust, and the Secret to Creating Without Fear

What does it really mean to have your own back as an artist? In this episode, I share why safety isn’t just about gloves and turpentine — it’s about building trust with y