Reflections On Paintings

Exploring Inspiration, Process, and the Artists Who Shape My Vision

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“I create to shift how we see and feel through abstraction—opening space for reflection, connection, and quiet transformation. Change begins not with certainty, but with listening.” - Ritu Raj | Abstract Artist

Abstractions of Self is a living journal of my painting practice—where each post unravels the hidden layers behind a single work. These reflections explore how abstraction emerges not just from paint and gesture, but from memory, mood, and the invisible threads of influence. Here, I share the intuitive process that unfolds on the canvas, and connect each piece to the broader world of contemporary abstract art—honoring the artists, ideas, and philosophies that inspire and shape my creative journey. This is a space to look beneath the surface, to understand what cannot be explained in the work alone, and to discover how each painting becomes both a question and an answer.

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Ferrari Red and Silver

Ferrari Red and Silver is a 6 x 6 ft abstract painting where a glowing Ferrari-red square emerges from a textured metallic field, exploring energy, structure, and modernist influence.

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Ferrari Core

Ferrari Core is a 72 x 72 inch abstract painting exploring contained energy through a Ferrari-red square embedded within a textured black field, combining precision, structure, and modernist influence.

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Ferrari Divide

Ferrari Divide is a 72 x 60 inch abstract painting exploring speed, precision, and power through the dramatic tension between a bold Ferrari red field and a textured black geometric form.

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Ferrari Aperture

Ferrari Aperture is a 6 x 6 ft abstract painting where a luminous Ferrari-yellow field surrounds a central black square, exploring light, structure, and geometric abstraction.

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Ferrari Giallo

Ferrari Giallo is a 6 x 5 ft abstract painting inspired by Ferrari’s historic yellow, where a bold black diagonal structure cuts through a luminous field of color, suggesting speed and precision.

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Algorithm of Water

In Algorithm of Water, structure becomes fluid and integrity takes the shape of flow. The painting reveals a balance between movement and stillness — where coherence is not fixed but alive.

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