Anita Walsmit Sachs was born in the Netherlands and educated at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague as a fashion designer.

For many years she has taught watercolour and oil painting and uses subject matter from everyday life and nature as a source of inspiration for her delicate still lifes, revealing a deep interest in the expression of texture. Anita's detailed and naturalistic style seems to transcend her subjects beyond reality, intriguing the onlooker. Her particular interest is in making botanical prints. Since 1998 she has worked at the Nationaal Herbarium of the University of Leiden as chief of the art department. Anita's pen and ink drawings are represented in numerous scientific publications and she has received an RHS gold medal. Her aim is to help people become aware of the beauty of nature, especially plants. She tries to help people become interested in botanical painting in her country.