Savvy Painter Podcast with Antrese Wood

Antrese Wood has been running Savvy Painter since 2014, and with over 370 episodes under her belt, she has built one of the most trusted resources for working painters. The show bounces between solo episodes where Antrese shares hard-won insights about creative mindset and longer roundtable conversations with members of her Growth Studio community. What sets this apart from other art podcasts is how much time Antrese spends on the psychological side of making art. She gets into perfectionism, self-doubt, pricing anxiety, and the weird emotional rollercoaster of putting your work out there. One recurring thread involves Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping), which she uses with a coach named Melanie Fay to help artists push through blocks. It sounds unusual, but listeners swear by it. Episodes run anywhere from 25 minutes for focused solo talks to over an hour for the group discussions. The production is clean and straightforward -- no flashy intros, just Antrese getting right into it. She has a calm, encouraging presence that never tips into toxic positivity. When she talks about mastery over perfection, she actually means it and backs it up with specific strategies. The community aspect is a big draw too. You can tell the Growth Studio members genuinely support each other, and those roundtable episodes feel like eavesdropping on a really thoughtful studio critique session. If you paint seriously and want a podcast that treats the mental game with as much respect as the technical one, this is your show. Rated 4.8 stars from nearly 900 reviews on Apple Podcasts.