Reflection on Paintings
Collection of Abstractions
Abstraction of Self: Reflections on Individual Paintings
Exploring Inspiration, Process, and the Artists Who Shape My Vision
“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.
Anagram of Visual Thought
‘Anagram’ is a thrum of maroon and teal, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. Its rhythm stirs the unsaid.
Ontological Inquiry
‘Ontological Inquiry’ is a drift of moss and ember, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. Balance tips toward awe and ambiguity.
On the Court
‘On the Court’ is a quiet echo of saffron and slate, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. Its rhythm stirs the unsaid.
Jigsaw of Fragmented Space
‘Jigsaw’ is molten lines in arctic white, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. Not an image — but an encounter.
Economics of Color and Line
‘Economics’ is crimson tension woven into silence, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. Here, wonder dissolves into the seen and unseen.
Abstract Still Life
‘Abstract Still Life’ is dappled coral flickers across shadowed green, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. A canvas holding both stillness and storm.
Pacman Unfinished
‘Pacman Unfinished’ is a drift of moss and ember, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. Every mark a memory half-remembered.
Pentium Chip
‘Pentium Chip’ is a drift of moss and ember, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. A canvas holding both stillness and storm.
Crooked Windows
‘Crooked Windows’ is molten lines in arctic white, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. Here, wonder dissolves into the seen and unseen.
Weeping Future: Humor Meets Melancholy
‘Weeping Future’ is cerulean meets bone-dry sienna, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. Its rhythm stirs the unsaid.
Organic Memories from Childhood: Abstraction of Innocence
‘Organic Memories from Childhood’ is molten lines in arctic white, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. Forms collapse into reverie and return.
Abstraction in Black: Humor within Monochrome
‘Abstraction in Black’ is cerulean meets bone-dry sienna, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. Lines that whisper across thresholds of knowing.
Colorful Caterpillar: Playful Abstraction and Metamorphosis
‘Colorful Caterpillar’ is cerulean meets bone-dry sienna, drawn from the Playful Abstraction collection. Each layer pulses with breath and restraint.