Painter and illustrator of marine subjects and landscapes, and teacher, born in Leicester. Attended Derby College of Art, 1946–50, where his teachers included Alfred Bladen, then Royal Academy Schools with Henry Rushbury, 1950–6. Was a Landseer Scholarship winner. From the early 1950s he became a frequent RA exhibitor, also RBA and RSMA of which he was a member, and in Canada and New York, which eventually became his primary outlet. Had a series of exhibitions at Kennedy Galleries there and eventually settled in America, where he was vice-president emeritus of the American Society of Marine Artists. Stobart drew on his extensive seagoing experience in his paintings, often of historical harbour scenes in some detail.