Artists Bio

Rita is well known within the Entertainment & Fashion Worlds, not only as a Celebrity Body Painting & Make-Up Artist, but also as a Designer & Painter! Her signature style is immediately recognizable to top celebrities, many of who have already experienced her unique & up lifting Body Art, Make-Up & Clothing Creations. Her evocative Body Art Design truly transform any woman into a goddess.  Her work has been seen in top fashion and style magazines , as well as art publications all over the world, including Apparel News, Allure, Best Buy Ads, In Style, Jet, Movieline, Petra, People, Self Defense , Swarovski, Teen, US Weekly, WWD just to name a few...Her work is also familiar to television audiences from shows like NBC's movie of the week "The Princess and The Marine."

Rita has been practicing this 5000 year old Ancient Art form of Healing with Henna since she was a young girl.  She has a B/A  Degree in Graphic Design / Fine Art. Her natural skills  led her to the Garment Industry.   She has been in the Fashion Industry for over 12 years from her early years as an Art Director  for well- known Designer  Parole Little  and Cherokee Children's Wear  to her current work with photographers such as David La Chapelle,  Nicola Majorica, Steven Khan, Tony Ward & Television Producer Preston Fischer, just to name a few.

After working as an Art Director in the Textile industry, she was represented by Fred Segal Beauty Agency Beverly Hills as a Body Painting  & Make up Artist. Rita has a talent not only for fashion forecasting, but also for setting trends.  Her many high profile clients show casing her Body Art & Make-Up. 

"Namaste~ I know the talent I've been given is from the Divine and daily I give thanks. I really do. The fact that I can take a blank canvass, piece of paper, a garment, or the human body and turn it into a work of art is such an incredible feeling. The sound of Henna & Paint touching a surface is music to my ears."  Rita is a well known artist, designer & teacher. Through her original Spiritual Paintings & Body Art Designs, she has been sharing her unique gift of healing  people from all over the world.  She also ignites those souls she paints & teaches to help discover their sacred-self.  Having traveled extensively, she incorporates sacred art from many ancient traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Celtic, and Judaic beliefs.  Her paintings can be seen in meditation centers & Yoga Studios around the world. A well know Yogi, Peter Barnett, owner of Black Dog Yoga in Sherman Oaks purchased an original Meditation Mandala Painting by Rita powerized with a Swarovski Crystal Aum along with the ancient dust from a 5000 year old  land in India, known as Vrindaban..He feels that the painting has some transformational healing energy that eminates into his Yoga Studio.  That’s why he chose a special area for displaying it....as one is lifted , all are lifted consciously by merely seeing the work of art that she has created.

She also  helps teach others that this present life is truely a gift from the Divine! 

Look for her new line of Eco-Friendly Organic Clothing & Accessory line in 2009! yogigirlyogiguy.com-310.495.0747

She lives in Los Angeles, with her husband &  practices Bhakti Yoga: Chanting and Meditation, BKS Iyengar Yoga etc.

"We Are What We Think"~ Aum Shanti!