Tobie Hall was born in Big Springs, Texas. Her interest in art was encouraged at an early age by her mother, an artist herself.
After receiving a Bachelors of Art at Ball State University in textile design she worked in an art gallery for several years. She painted occasionally but it was never her focus. She had a loom and did occasional projects but spent 15 years raising her kids and owning a pilates studio. When the kids left she and her husband bought a house in the hills of Bloomington, Indiana, and she had a little more time to devote to art. She started painting and quickly realized maybe she had a talent she could now take with her into empty nester years.
She has received several awards for her paintings and was recently in a juried show of Hoosier artists at the Indiana State Museum. She has had 3 solo exhibitions in Indiana. She is now devoting her attention to oil painting.
Statement
Art is in my family genetics. We are all in a creative career. I took art classes in high school for every elective I could. I have many friends with my art hanging at their house, painting any furniture I could get my hands on and spending winter days at the table doing projects with my 3 sisters.
Most of the art in my house is original work collected by me or done by me. When I am painting I am always in the NOW. It is so meditative and I am always eager to be painting or doing something creative.