Toby Mikle, 1975-tbd, new media / traditional artist from Hastings, Minnesota. Lived in Mn, Wi, Ne, Fl, Tx. INTP. BPD (unlimited energy with delusions of grandeur) Anxiety, Introvert, mediums: CorelPainter, Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator, Runway G2, DALL·E / GPT4- OpenAI, 4-6B Mitsubishi pencil, .005-.25 Micron pens, Oil on Panel and VR.
I spent a lot of my childhood with my cousins in Minneapolis. We would often go to my grandpas shack in Luck, Wisconsin (no plumbing) where he would scrap metal and whitewash barns. We’d explore far into the woods looking for Indian mounds. Once we found an old car wedged between two trees. My cousins convinced me there was a skeleton in it, but I braved it anyway. No skeletons. There were newspapers about the moon landing under the seat and the nearby pond had frog tadpoles, so there’s that.
Witnessing the things that once had a purpose (cars, tractors, mowers, chairs, washing machines, unidentifiable somethings) cast out into the surrounding rural countryside, slowly grown over and blending with the soil from which it came. In fact, that whole property was bulldozed into the ground (house, barn and outbuildings). A part of the surrounding farm that owns all that land now, like it was ne v e r t h e r e .
I love detailed harmonious compositions, photography, and oil paint on board. I’ve worked as an art director and teacher. Illustrated 100’s of books for self-publishing authors and created my own children’s books/graphic novels. In addition, I’ve completed thousands of technical illustrations. (some of my favorites pictured below)
Interesting Jobs I have had; farm work, night shift truck stop cashier, Walgreens cashier then Ast. Mngr., Printing Press Operator, Air Force (mostly in Omaha), newspaper (80 mile store/box route), Production Assistant worked up to Art Director in Minneapolis (videos, commercials, meetings and events), community college art teacher, Taste of MN webmaster for 10 years, mental hospital orderly in Cambridge MN, Amazon courier (250k+ deliveries), Uber driver, technical illustrator, children’s book illustrator, ARTIST.
Mission statement: To accurately convey experiences, break through stigmas surrounding new mediums all while documenting any rarities / anomalies I encounter before they, or I, fade away…
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tobymikle@gmail.com
You have permission to use my artwork ♡
Virtual Gallery
VR gallery, 2/5th complete OFFLINE
( current OAR file )
Large vector commissions;
