Rita studied fine Arts at St Martins College of Art. London, and Art History at the Courtauld Institute. London. She has worked as a contract illustrator over several fields including magazine artwork, book covers, children's books and scientific illustration. She has worked in the U.K., New Zealand and most recently Australia. Her latest incarnation as a botanical artist occurred about twelve years ago.

"Although my art career has been diverse there are common threads that run through. A love of detail and natural pattern. The realization of clarity in a story told well visually, and the exploration of media and techniques involved in the art of painting." I love working in the botanical art world. I am part of an international community that includes artists, institutions and collectors of contemporary botanical art. The genre itself has had a surprising revival recently. Perhaps influenced by current environmental concerns and a new interest in classical materials and techniques".