Johanne Mangi
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BoldBrush Recommends: Johanne Mangi
Biography
Some form of art has always found a place in Johanne's life and animals of all sorts captured her attention. As a child, she was well known in her neighborhood for visiting all the neighbors dogs and cats and even collecting a few along the way. What she didn't realize was that she couldn't keep them!
Her art development was self-directed but took a complete turnaround when she discovered Richard Schmid and The Putney Painters in VT. After many years of invites to Putney Painters Days and numerous workshops she was asked by Richard Schmid and Nancy Guzik to become an official member. This was life altering. Richard's generous spirit inspired members to pass on their knowledge, and led to Johanne's desire to teach. She had decades of experience in marketing teaching, writing and nurturing her employees so it was a natural transition.
Richard Schmid famously said, "Paint what you love, love what you paint". The joy and power of that concept wasn't hard for her to grasp and incorporate in her practice.
Having learned to paint by painting from life, bringing live dogs and horses into her workshops was a natural step. This provides a spark of inspiration along with valuable information and maybe just a bit of chaos. Creating fresh and lively portraits are always the objective. Studying her own pack of dogs has helped in interpreting what she sees when painting from photographs for commissions.
This process is captured in the DVDs "The Fine Art of Painting Dog Portraits" and "The Fine Art of Painting Horse Portraits" published by Streamline Publishing. They both became best sellers as well as changing artist's perception of "pet painting". No longer taking a back seat to other subject matter she drew inspiration from classic 19th century animal painters. In 2010, she was the first to promote the idea of Dog Portraits being classified as Fine Art.
Still a member of Putney Painters, she has followed in Richard's footsteps and also established The Third Floor Studio. This group of like-minded working artists meets in an environment conducive to painting, sharing experiences and encouragement.
Along with all this, Johanne was fortunate to fall into the sphere of living masters, Sherrie McGraw and David Leffel. The challenges they presented have pushed her towards another level of expectation for herself. But it's not just about painting. As exceptional teachers they have been important role models in her development. Teaching is not technique. Teaching is about understanding.
Her work has garnered accolades and is collected nationally as well as internationally. Along the way she has accumulated many awards but recognition is a only a momentary thrill. If you ask her, the body of work is more important. Painting as a profession is not for the faint of heart!
Johanne teaches throughout the U.S.
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