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MARK HOBLEY
STORY BY HOLLIE DEESE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JULIA STEELE espite his vintage Western vibe that should technically feel familiar, artist Mark Hobley doesn’t quite exactly look like he’s from around here. And though he has been creative since day one, art wasn’t exactly encouraged by his Arizona sheriff father
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in their Mormon household. But that household ended up being the perfect breeding ground for a mostly self-taught rebel artist, the oldest of six kids whose teachers submitted his art to contests – which he kept winning. And he found validation and encouragement from outside his home, as people kept buying his watercolors.
