OTHER ART

John Stobart

Born in Leicester, England in 1929, Stobart's early aptitude for creativity and flair for drawing persuaded his
father to enroll him in Derby College of Art in 1946.  He received a scholarship to London's prestigious Royal
Academy Schools, and after graduation began sketching and painting passenger-cargo vessels in exotic ports
of call after a voyage to South Africa to visit his father.  He emigrated to Canada in 1957 and for the following 10
years painted for shipping companies along the St Lawrence River.  Armed with several paintings Stobart
headed for New York and it's galleries in 1965.  He was offered a one-man show by the Wunderlich family who
owned Kennedy Galleries.  They encouraged Stobart to pursue his dream of recreating the American harbor
scene in the days of the great clipper ships.  Subsequent shows were sellouts!  In 1976 he established his
Martime Heriitage Prints, a limited edition publishing company, and in 1986 a format book displaying about 75 of
his works was also published.   To perpetuate traditional teaching of the fundamentals in drawing and painting,
the artist established The Stobart Foundation for the purpose of awarding scholarships to qualified students.  He
continues painting historic ports and ships as well as contemporary outdoor subjects, and is rightly considered
the  pre-eminent  maritime heritage artist.