Sporty type of male appreciative of painting etc (6)
I believe the answer is:
hearty
'sporty type' is the definition.
(term for a sporty person)
'male appreciative of painting etc' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'he'.
'appreciative of painting etc' becomes 'arty' (arty can mean interested in the arts).
'he'+'arty'='HEARTY'
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for hearty that I've seen before include "Warm, vigorous" , "Jovial fellow" , "Vigorously healthy" , "Vocally cordial in earthy way" , "Loudly vigorous and cheerful" .)