Savvy Painter Podcast with Antrese Wood Podcast
1) 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 evidence that you're not good enoug...Show More
2) 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 with complete conviction that ...Show More
3) 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 a few months. Maybe it was t...Show More
4) 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 now instead of being in your studi...Show More
5) 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 yourself in the studio. When yo...Show More
6) Your Studio Isn’t a Courtroom—Make Yours the Safest Place to Create
Ever notice how one “wrong” brushstroke can send you into a spiral? You’re standing in your studio, brush in hand, and suddenly the inner courtroom opens up. The judge, jury, and executioner? All you....Show More
7) Expansion: Where ‘This Is Fine’ Turns Into ‘What Did I Just Do?
Welcome to the finale of our CREATE spiral series! Today we're diving into expansion - when you're ready to be seen in a bigger way but the thought of taking risks makes your heart race. I share my th...Show More
8) C.R.E.A.T.E. Spiral: What Trust Actually Looks Like in Your Studio (part 5/6)
If you’ve ever felt like you want someone else to approve every brushstroke before you can call a painting “done”… this episode is for you. We’re at the T in the C.R.E.A.T.E. Spiral, and it’s a big on...Show More
9) You Didn’t Get Lucky. You Got Aligned.
Ever wonder why your studio feels… suspiciously quiet? Like things are finally working—but instead of celebrating, you start spiraling? Welcome to the Alignment phase of the CREATE Spiral. In this epi...Show More
10) Exploration feels like chaos. And that’s the point.
Ever get to that point in a painting where nothing’s working the way you thought it would? Where the idea is still in there somewhere, but the canvas isn’t cooperating? That’s not a mistake. That’s th...Show More