0024 - Wildlife and Canine Portrait Painter Johanne Mangi on Reaching Your Goals as an Artist

Johanne Mangi has been drawing all her life. Painting came later, but drawing was the foundation. Dogs have always been an important part of her life. Richard Schmid famously told Johanne, “Paint what you love, love what you paint”, and she took it to heart.Johanne took that to heart and decided that she wouldn’t just dabble in her chosen subject. She’d elevate it to Fine Art. She was taught to paint from life and so is known for the presence of live dogs at my workshops. They are there for inspiration and valuable information.Johanne captured the process in the DVD “The Fine Art of Painting Dog Portraits” published by Streamline Publishing. It is a best-seller, and she just released a course on painting horses. Johanne has been fortunate to be part of well-known painting groups including The Putney Painters founded by Richard Schmid, who is considered an icon in Representational Art. This group has produced some of the best known Representational artists today. Following in the footsteps of Putney Painters, Johanne has established her own painting group to share experiences and encouragement. Her work has garnered accolades and is collected internationally. She teaches throughout the United States, including Village Arts of Putney/VT, Scottsdale Artist School/Arizona, Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio/Washington, Madeline Island School of Art/ Wisconsin and Creative Arts Center in Cape Cod/Massachusetts. Her future workshops will include England and Holland. Johanna is a juried member of Salmagundi Club NYC, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionists Society, Inc as well as the Portrait Society of America. You can find out more about Johanne in the show notes for episode 24 at passionatepainterpodcast.comTIMESTAMPS FROM THIS EPISODE</h2>13:50 Pushing past fear and the value of mistakes15:30 The value of finding a group to create with20:00 How to persevere in your art career36:30 Taking chances with your art42:00 The importance of starting your own artist group42:30 Her business model52:00 Her biggest career challenge59:10 Her biggest career breakthrough1:02:32 Career advice, especially for those transitioning into a career as a full-time artist