On View: Artist Nora Lebbos’s Mystical Paintings on Science Fiction and Inner Freedom

Nora Lebbos is a self-taught Franco-Lebanese artist whose work blends her fascination with science fiction, mysticism, and the ethereal world. Her paintings and drawings feature enigmatic characters set in dreamlike atmospheres, often evoking ghostly presences and ethereal landscapes. In this interview, she shares her journey from working as a lawyer and humanitarian to becoming a full-time artist. She talks about how her love for art and imagination led her to follow her creative passion. We get a peek into her unique process, where she creates art spontaneously, letting each piece come to life independently. She also discusses how her feelings and personal experiences drive her work and how she handles creative blocks by taking time to rest and reflect.

Nora Lebbos is a self-taught Franco-Lebanes artist After a profession in Law and humanitarian field in China and Lebanon she’s a freelance artist since 2021. She writes science-fiction novels, and she paints. She draws and paints as she dreams. Characters in strange atmospheres, etheric presence… ghosts, and words. She is a mystical storyteller whose artworks have been featured in different artist magazines and interviews. She has been part of collective exhibitions in London, Rome and Lebanon, where she lives.

She loves science fiction, and if she wasn’t an artist, she would have loved to be an astrophysicist. She is amazed by Life and the quantum universe. She feels the invisible around us, and she aims to express a message of liberation of Human inner power through her artwork.

1. Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background?

I am a self-taught visual artist. Since childhood, I have been surrounded by paintings and books, and I used to visit galleries with my parents. As I grew up, I spent hours reading Art books and spent hours in Museums. I was a lawyer and humanitarian project manager before deciding to quit all the “work/salary security” to live fully as a creative person.

Like automatic writing, my visual creations express my trust in intuitive manifestation.

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2. What inspired you to become an artist?

I have always written, and imagination has always been my companion through dreams and stories. I came to drawing and painting quite naturally, as it is another expression of inner expression. I decided to live fully as an artist ( freelance) because there was no doubt about how I wanted to value my time. I don’t think that it is a question of “becoming” an artist, though. I think that creation is humans’ natural gift.

3. What is your creative process like from start to finish?

I don’t have a specific one, I don’t sketch, some day I have the feeling to draw, so I take my pens, and I draw, someday I want a big painting, so I go to buy a giant canvas, and I begin to prepare it before painting. Sometimes, I have an idea, more like a figure or a feeling, but the artwork always reveals itself as I do it. Primarily, I work on one creation after another in an intuitive improvisation.

4. Where do you find inspiration for your artwork?

In my feelings and my inner work, I know that humans have so much potential to set free. I see clearly the sick system we live in and its attempts to make us believe we have no choice. This is my inspiration to create in order to deliver a message.

Imaginary realms, desconstructed bodies, strange flowers, vivid colors with markers or only black and white, my obsession is in the search of beauty in simple lines.

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5. How do you handle creative blocks or periods of low inspiration?

It is my body’s message to rest. I try to accept it, as I know I will come back changed and with more depth. So when it happens, I take this time to develop myself and my meditation/health/inner work.

Talking with this Franco-Lebanese artist, Nora Lebbos offers a glimpse into her creative world, where intuition and personal experiences play a crucial role. Her move from a structured career to a free-flowing artistic path highlights her dedication to self-expression. She shares the beauty and depth of human emotions through her spontaneous artwork. To learn more about Nora, visit the links below.