Lane Smith Lane Smith was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 25th, 1959. His family moved to Corona, California when he was three, but spent the better part of every summer back in Oklahoma. Lane has one brother, whose name is Shane. "Shane and Lane. My Mom thought this was funny. Really. A real hoot. However, her brothers were named Dub, Cubby, Leo and Billy- Joe! My Dad's brothers were Tom and Jerry! I SWEAR this is true!" "I had a great childhood. I think some of those memories later evolved into The Big Pets. After he graduated from college with a B.F.A. in Illustration, he headed for the Big Apple with a small portfolio of illustrations. Since then his work has appeared on the covers of The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe, Sierra, American Bookseller, The Progressive, Time, Newsweek, Mother Jones, and Ms. For a full list of Smith's art available for sale, please visit our online shop >>