Lana Hollinger

Lana Hollin, Svetune

Born in Russia, currently resides in the US

Occupation - Photographer





“Art has fascinated and enchanted me since childhood, it always seemed majestic, lofty and unreachable.” As a child, Lana loved to paint – it was mostly rough drawings and sketches of models. Later she studied fashion design, worked as a professional photographer, but never got to turn her childhood love for painting into a profession.

“I would have never thought that I would be able to create paintings and become an artist who displays her works for the World to see!"



During a deep post-divorce depression, struggling with emptiness and loneliness, Lana almost lost her desire to live. She felt surrounded by the dark hopeless twilights of life. She hit the rock bottom of gray numbness. This is when she remembered her childhood joy of creating art. Lana began to paint and finally felt alive again!

“I remember that moment when I just wanted to paint everything around me!"



All her first canvases were painted by hand without brushes or any other instruments. She simply wanted ‘to feel it again’! Splashing out the brightest colors and creating seemingly incongruous combinations, Lana was reviving and creating her new World! Thi...

I'm self-taught.
I create my own style.

SOBO Gallery Winter Garden.
South Lane Art League