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.
Red Planet as Abstract Mars
‘Mars’ is drenched in stormy indigo and sunlit ochre, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. A canvas holding both stillness and storm.
Rain Forest
‘Rain Forest’ is drenched in stormy indigo and sunlit ochre, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Balance tips toward awe and ambiguity.
My Valentine
‘My Valentine’ is drenched in stormy indigo and sunlit ochre, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Not an image — but an encounter.
Silent Rage
‘Silent Rage’ is plunging through celadon and smoke, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Each layer pulses with breath and restraint.
My New Heart
‘My New Heart’ is a quiet echo of saffron and slate, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Balance tips toward awe and ambiguity.
Ghosts of ex-Girlfriends
‘Ghosts of ex-Girlfriends’ is crimson tension woven into silence, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Its rhythm stirs the unsaid.
Covid Times Chakravyuha
‘Covid Times Chakravyuha’ is drenched in stormy indigo and sunlit ochre, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Not an image — but an encounter.
My Abstract Brain
‘My Abstract Brain’ is dappled coral flickers across shadowed green, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Balance tips toward awe and ambiguity.
Layered Communications
‘Layered Communications’ is cerulean meets bone-dry sienna, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Balance tips toward awe and ambiguity.
3D Abstraction
‘3D Abstraction’ is molten lines in arctic white, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Lines that whisper across thresholds of knowing.
Covid Times Economics
‘Covid Times Economics’ is a quiet echo of saffron and slate, drawn from the Geometric Splendor collection. Every mark a memory half-remembered.
Storm of Abstract Turmoil
‘Storm’ is humming with obsidian and gold, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Structure flickers into emotion and back again.
Remains: Traces, Fragments, and the Echo of What Was
‘Remains’ is a thrum of maroon and teal, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. A canvas holding both stillness and storm.
Delta Variant: Chaos, Mutation, and Atmospheric Tension
‘Delta Variant’ is dappled coral flickers across shadowed green, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Here, wonder dissolves into the seen and unseen.
Volcano: Eruption, Release, and the Landscape of Emotion
‘Volcano’ is humming with obsidian and gold, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. A canvas holding both stillness and storm.
Deep Abstraction: Layers of Depth and Breathing Space
‘Deep Abstraction’ is a quiet echo of saffron and slate, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Balance tips toward awe and ambiguity.
Nameless: The Quiet Power of the Unspoken
‘Nameless’ is dappled coral flickers across shadowed green, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Here, wonder dissolves into the seen and unseen.
DNA on Fire: The Burning Code of Transformation
‘DNA on Fire’ is humming with obsidian and gold, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Every mark a memory half-remembered.
Migration: Layers of Movement and Displacement
‘Migration’ is humming with obsidian and gold, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Forms collapse into reverie and return.