Smiling person with long dark hair wearing a black collared shirt against a gray background.

Litzy Rea Valdéz

studio assistant, legends portrait artist

Litzy is a fine-art photographer and illustrator based in Austin, TX. As a fellow Austinite, her work has incorporated local themes and people. Having traveled to South Korea, Ireland, Mexico, and the UK, her work is influenced across cultures and heritage. She studied user-experience design and photography at the University of North Texas.

Instagram @_itsLitz

A painting in progress of a dancer in traditional dress on a large canvas, with paint supplies and brushes on a nearby table in an art studio.
Abstract painting of a figure surrounded by red and green shapes with a sun and moon in the background.
Surreal painting of a woman with long dark hair, surrounded by a mystical landscape with a crescent moon, sun, and flowers in water.
Mosaic portrait displayed on an easel, featuring a smiling person surrounded by a blue and white patterned border. The artwork is made of glass tiles, porcelain, and pearls.
Close-up of a mosaic in progress with various colored small square tiles arranged on a surface.
Painting of a person in traditional Mexican dress with flowing red background.
Mosaic portraits of a woman with wavy blue backgrounds, featuring detailed facial features, necklaces, and vibrant colors, surrounded by other mosaic art.
Mosaic portrait of a person wearing a necklace, with a background of blue and white tiles.
Partially completed mosaic art of a smiling person with colorful tiles on a table with a painterly background.