Reflections On 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.
Heart Beat in Brushstrokes
‘Heart Beat’ is cerulean meets bone-dry sienna, drawn from the The Pulse of Life collection. Each layer pulses with breath and restraint.
Earth from Mars
‘Earth from Mars’ is dappled coral flickers across shadowed green, drawn from the The Pulse of Life collection. Structure flickers into emotion and back again.
Bursting Seed
‘Bursting Seed’ is dappled coral flickers across shadowed green, drawn from the The Pulse of Life collection. Forms collapse into reverie and return.
Layers of Reality or Not: Blurring Fact and Fiction
‘Layers of Reality or Not’ is a quiet echo of saffron and slate, drawn from the Hand-painted Photography collection. Each layer pulses with breath and restraint.
Selfie: Layers of Self and Disappearance
‘Selfie’ is a drift of moss and ember, drawn from the Hand-painted Photography 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.
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.