Rita Wickramasinghe has created Batik Wall Art for some 35 years.

Over her many years of experience in this authentic Batik Art form, Rita's Batiks represents a variety of styles, from modern  abstract art to  wild life, marine life, and flowery designs. Other favorites are of social and spiritual themes as influenced by her native country of Sri Lanka.

Some 3 years ago, Rita brought her form of Batik Art to the United States, especially Florida and Atlantic States. Although this art form is somewhat known in the US when associated with the name "Batik", in reality only a handful of art lovers have an in dept knowledge of this 3000 year old art.

The application of western Batik is marred with many shortcuts , especially in the application or removal of the wax. The signature of Batik's two sides mirror image is also often not established and respected. Such shortcuts belittles the authentic art form of batik almost to the level of a craft rather than a FINE Art, hence and unfortunately, Batik in the US is often still battling for its well deserved respect in the sophisticated art community.

Despite the reluctant acceptance of Batik, Rita's Batik Art has been awarded, once properly explained as to  the proper form of art, many top honors in art galleries and art shows throughout the United States. Her work has been illustrated and written in several magazines and newspapers.    

Always striving to stay ahead of the curve, Rita expanded her fashion designs of beach wraps and other batik clothing emphasizing the selection of colors and combinations of designs.

When reviewed, many of Rita's work has her signature "paraffin cracking", a method used to enhance the Art of batik and is visible in her pieces as crisscrossing lines. Such lines were created by letting the dye run into the groves of the cracking wax.

The unique way of wax and dye within the beach wrap are a specialty of Rita wickramasinghe , the Artist.