AFTER GROWING UP IN SPAIN and attending the Fine Art School in Zaragoza, Lana Privitera worked in advertising before moving to the States. Poor eyesight led to her giving up her art in 2002, but 12 years later a new specialist was able to help with her sight and she returned to painting full time. She specialises in creating detailed still lifes in watercolour and her work has been recognised in competitions throughout the world. Among others, she is a member of the American Watercolor Society (AWS) and the National Watercolor Society (NWS), and has been an art instructor for 15 years, now mostly offering online workshops and demos.
I am a self-taught artist in every medium.
From an early age I drew very detailed subjects and trained myself to