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 seven, and began selling his art at the age of eleven after discovering his passion for oil painting. In 1993 at the age of seventeen, 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.