Lana Cherry is a self-taught artist, working in acrylics and oils as her media, picking up her first paint brush in June of 2018 at 67. She was born and raised in San Antonio Texas and enjoyed the arts at a very young age. Singing and playing piano in church, she realized that music and art made her happy. Waiting until her three children were teens, Lana started her own band at age 32 where she worked with some of the finest musicians in South Texas. Meeting her soul mate in 1986, marrying in 1988, she and her husband Martin began their travels where the beauty of our planet won her heart. Retiring and moving to Maui gave Lana the opportunity to fulfill her second dream: the dream of painting the beauty that surrounds us all. Her passion is reflected in each piece she creates, capturing subtle or dramatic effects in art, while finding inspiration in nature. She hopes that the use of color, light and shade accentuates her subject matter while showing her love of nature and its forms. She uses her talent in hopes to whisk the viewer away to that very moment of her inspiration. Lana says, "I am living a life beyond my wildest dreams. Maui is the beauty that fills my heart, bringing a sense of tranquility and peace to my soul."