Michael Lane, Instructor and Lecturer at Gage Academy of Art in Seattle for 5 years.

I taught at Gage Academy in Seattle for 5 years.

Courses taught: 

Figure Drawing 

(beginner, intermediate and advanced)

Figure Painting in Oils

Portrait Drawing

Portrait Painting in Oils

Human Anatomy 

Linear Perspective

Drawing for Beginners

Oil Painting for Beginners 

Oil Painting-Materials and Techniques

Large Scale Figure Drawing

Large-Scale, Long-Pose, Portrait Painting in Oils 

Historic Artist’s Palettes and Techniques for Oil Painters (19th c. focus) 

Historic Artist’s Palettes and Techniques for Oil Painters (18th c. focus)

Recreating the Paintings of Caravaggio

Workshops taught: 

The Portrait Sketch in Oils

Tonalist Portrait Drawing 

Portrait Anatomy 

(human anatomy as it applies to portraiture)

Ran a public figure drawing and painting drop-in studio on behalf of Gage, as a volunteer, at Utrecht Art Supplies on Capitol Hill in Seattle. 

Started, as a volunteer, the public drawing nights, later titled "Drink and Draw", at Seattle restaurant\theater space, Capitol Cider.

Took groups of students as a volunteer to Museums.

The image below is from an email from Sheila Hughes, Executive Director at Gage in 2013 sent to me when I was asked to accept a full professorship at DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond, WA. That was one year before I opened Seattle Atelier.

 

The next lines express their commitment to me as an artist and teacher based on my demonstrated commitment to them.