Perhaps painter from Hobart is talented (6)
I believe the answer is:
artist
'perhaps painter' is the definition.
'from hobart is talented' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates a hidden word.
'ARTIST' can be found hidden inside 'hobart is talented'.
(Other definitions for artist that I've seen before include "Traits (anag)" , "Skilled person" , "Eg, a painter" , "Creative or skilful person" , "Rousseau perhaps" .)