Tobias E. Sauer Biography scroll down to view works

​As a child, Toby would run out of his house first thing each morning and spend as much time as possible in the outdoors of Montana. He and his father would bike, hike, hunt, and kayak. After he filled his soul with a daily dose of nature, ensuring he was covered in dirt and bugs, he would come to the house and sit down with his mother. She taught him about creativity, color, form, and artistic expression. When she taught him how to draw and paint, he would get frustrated that he couldn’t make things look just right like she could. She would tell him, “These are 40-year-old artists’ hands. You have little 5-year-old hands. When you have 40-year-old artist’s hands, you’ll be able to make it look just right, too.” Toby’s hands are not yet 40 years old, but he has never stopped working on training his hands to make his artwork look just right. He has sought out expert artists with whom he has studied to help him hone his craft and delights in passing that knowledge on to his students.

Meanwhile, he has never strayed from his love of the outdoors and celebrates nature by drawing and painting bison, elk, moose, and any other animal that dares show its face. Spending his whole life near the route taken by the & Clark Expedition has also instilled an appreciation for the American West. He enjoys creating art that celebrates the people’s lives of that period.