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
