· Biography

justine lotus, formerly known as Petz Scholtus, was born in Luxembourg in 1980. From her childhood on a family farm, she moved to London to study art and design at Camberwell School of Arts and later at Goldsmiths College (BA Hons). In 2004, she relocated to Barcelona, where she worked as a sustainable designer and entrepreneur for many years.

Her passion for drawing was reignited early on when she was invited to America Sanchez’s Club del Dibujo. Over time, art took up more space in her life, but it wasn’t until she stepped into César Manrique’s museum workshop in Lanzarote in 2018 that the realization struck—painting was her true path.

In 2020, amidst the pandemic and personal health challenges, she underwent a profound transformation. A name change became a catalyst, allowing her to shed old identities and step fully into her creative and healing practices as an artist and massage therapist.

justine primarily works with Chinese ink on paper, drawing inspiration from meditation and her study of sumi-e under María Eugenia Manrique. Her practice took another shift when she became a student of Muditosan, learning Essence of Touch, a conscious touch massage technique rooted in Osho’s teachings. This exploration further opened the door to abstraction in her work.

Her paintings have been featured in exhibitions, spiritual festivals, meditation spaces, and private collections worldwide. She also facilitates workshops and retreats where art becomes a gateway to self-inquiry and transformation, guiding others to experience creativity as a meditative process into deep presence.

Currently based between Europe and Asia, justine continues to explore the intersections of art, presence, and inner alchemy.