Biography::
Clinton T. Hobart
was born in Philadelphia, grew up in New Jersey and studied Fine
Arts and figure drawing at the School of Visual Arts in New York
City. While still in high school he received private drawing lessons
from family friend Milt Neil, Disney’s “Duck Man”.
Milt acquired this title for his work on many of the WWII Donald
Duck cartoons including the now famous Der Fuehrer's Face.
While in his junior
year at SVA, Clinton was invited to participate in an internship
with Walt Disney Feature Animation known as “Disney Boot
Camp” The following year, a mentorship with the same company.
While in art school
Clinton would spend most of his free time attending life-drawing
sessions at Spring Studio. "I believed then, and believe
still, that excellent life drawing skills are prerequisite to
the creation of any great artwork." He attributes the character
he strives for in his still-life paintings to the years of studying
figure drawing.
After graduation Clinton
moved to Scottsdale, Arizona and began teaching classes at Scottsdale
Artist’s School. He has been teaching consistently ever
since. Most recently, he taught two workshops at the Brisbane
Artist’s Academe in Australia.
Clinton has always
been a fan of the movies and acting and often imagines that the
objects in his still-lifes are actors on a stage.
"The story behind many of my paintings is that the objects
are finished with their performance and are taking a bow, which
is why they are lined up on stage."
Clinton holds a Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in NY. He also
spent five summers as assistant to Portrait Artist Daniel Greene.
His first portrait sale was of Avignon Greene to his teacher.
Clinton’s work
is currently being shown in many private collections, both national
and international. He is represented by Scottsdale Fine Art in
Arizona as well as several other galleries. He is a member of
The Portrait Society of America, The Salmagundi Club, The Artist’s
Fellowship, The International Guild of Realism, and The Ridgewood
Art Institute.
His collectors include
CEO's, actors and actresses, several well-known artists, prominent
businessmen and women, and government officials including the
mayor of Greenwood Lake, NY. Clinton teaches painting and drawing
workshops across the world and was featured in the February 2009
issue of American Artist magazine. In 2011 he will be featured
in the “Best Of Artists’ Annuals”.
"Take
your work, but never yourself seriously" - Chuck Jones
