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Biography


All of the artwork on this site was done completely from life.

Bio:

Clinton T. Hobart was born and then studied Fine Arts and figure drawing at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. While in his junior year at SVA, he was invited to participate in an internship with Walt Disney Feature Animation. After that, he participated in the Walt Disney Mentorship program which ended abruptly when his mentor disappeared mysteriously from the employment of Walt Disney Feature Animation. 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 artwork." Clinton attributes the character he strives for in his still-life paintings to the years of studying figure drawing.

After graduating from SVA, he moved to Arizona and after being there a short time began teaching classes at Scottsdale Artists' School. It was then that he began painting. Clinton decided that constant sweating was not something he wished to do for the rest of his life and moved back to New York where he now spends half the year freezing.

After years of drawing he decided to paint. "I had no preconceived idea of a style or a desire to be known as a "Realist Painter" or a "Fine Artist". I figured that still life's would be good practice and while I was practicing, I would try to incorporate the idea of adding a human quality to the objects I was painting or "anthropomorphizing". "

Clinton has always been a fan of the movies and acting and often imagine that the objects in his still life's 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." He has not yet begun to speak with the Actors during performances however.

Clinton T. Hobart 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 work is currently being shown in many private collections, both national and international. Clinton is represented by Scottsdale Fine Art in Arizona as well as several other galleries. His collectors include CEO's, actors and actresses, several well known artists, and prominent businessmen and women. Clinton Hobart teaches painting and drawing workshops across the world and was featured in the February 2009 issue of American Artist magazine.

"Take your work, but never yourself seriously" - Chuck Jones

For additional information please contact Clinton at: info@clintonhobart.com

 
 
All images ©2003-2007 Clinton T. Hobart