Lane Timothy
Lane is a Montana Native,
who at a very young age discovered his love for art.
He began working with watercolor, acrylics and pastels at the
age of 7 and began selling his art at the age of 11 after discovering
his passion for oil painting.
In 1993 at the age of
17 Lane was awarded the Charlie Russell National Art Scholarship,
which he used to attend the University of Montana Art School
and to excel in a career as a graphic designer.
In 1997, after a few
years at a large firm in Salt Lake City, Utah; Lane realized
his true love for painting and returned to his studio to paint
full time.
Lane admires many artists
but his favorite is John Singer Sargent. I love his suggestive
strokes, he is a master of the brush.
Another passion of Lanes
is giving back to the community.
He has donated art to Big Brothers and Big Sisters for two years,
contributing over $22,000 to their organization. He also donates
a painting each year to the University of Montana rodeo team,
raising thousands of dollars for their program.
In 2002, Lane donated a painting to the Molson Indy Gala to benefit
the Childrens Hospital in Vancouver, Canada.
The painting sold for $57,000 and 100% of the proceeds went to
the hospital. Lane also donated art for Intermountain Therapy
Animals in Salt Lake.
On the March/April 2005
cover of Sky West Magazine, there is a painting of a cowboy looking
out into the wide open spaces that is undeniably a field in Montana.
Lane painted the Montana cowboy and titled it Daydreamer.
Lane considers himself
somewhat of a daydreamer, he is constantly dreaming of the places
hell go and the things that hell see. He said,
Art is amazing because it enables you to take what is in your
head, and put it onto canvas for the
world to see.
Lane was also featured in Southwest Art Magazines,
21 Artists Under 31 to Collect Now, in September
of 2004.
Lane feels that this is just the beginning of his career and
he is thankful that he followed his gut instinct and kept his
dream alive, to be an oil painter.
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