Tobit was born in Manchester in 1954 and spent his early childhood in Hong Kong and Canada. His teenage years were spent in India where he attended the American International School in Delhi.

Tobit’s art training was conducted at the Royal Ontario College of Art in Toronto then later at Camberwell College of Art.

“My influences are many, and my subjects range from abstracts to Himalayan Landscapes, from seascapes to spiritual, imaginary landscapes as well as en plain air paintings from India and locally - here in East Sussex. I live and work in Hastings and St Leonards; I also frequently visit India which has become a kind of spiritual home.”