‘Welcome to LizzyLeto.
Paintings, illustrations, art workshops, interior design and creative therapy.
I am on the road in 2023 and 24, painting murals along the way -sometimes combined with interior design-
in several countries in Africa and Europe.
I have 30 years of experience in teaching art to adults and children. As well as giving creative therapy in Dutch health care.
Murals in Uganda, 2024.
Illustrations
Workshops
Creative therapy in health care
“I've painted since childhood. Painting became my profession. Assigned by municipalities, individuals and companies, usually in the harbour of Rotterdam.
In September 2001, I painted during a promotion on Schiphol Airport. I made on-demand art for the passing crowd behind customs. When the Twin Towers fell, the world held its breath. In those months, I learned something that became my foundation for working with people. I found myself in the position and capacity to be there for people of all nationalities, visualizing their thoughts and worries in paint. It became an important topic to reflect on together. We all benefited from it.
I usually perform on-demand paintings while the other is right there, looking over my shoulder. Our mutual reflections on the process has been the foundation for my Creative Therapy method. Allowing me to be there for people during their challenges and taking them on a clarifying journey”.
‘Love & Peace’. 100 x 105 cm. Painted at Schiphol Airport a few days after nine-elven. Chinese calligraphy and acrylics on canvas.