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.
Heartbeat of Rose Currents – A Thread Painting in Organic Movement
"Heartbeat of Rose Currents" (36x30 in, oil on canvas) embodies the pulse of organic movement through bold strokes and thread painting.
Pulse of the Purple Fan
Pulse of the Purple Fan transforms violet and magenta tones into a radiant gesture of movement and rhythm, part of Ritu Raj’s Organic Movement Collection.
Golden Fanrise Over Ember Prism: Organic Abstraction in Motion
Golden Fanrise Over Ember Prism captures the drama of expansion and containment in luminous gold and cobalt. Created with Ritu Raj’s unique thread painting technique, it embodies the rhythm of nature and the energy of contemporary abstraction.
Electric Bloom on Obsidian: A Luminous Dialogue Between Motion and Stillness
Electric Bloom on Obsidian captures the tension between kinetic energy and suspended quietude. Through sweeping gestures in yellow, white, and violet over a deep umber ground, Ritu Raj transforms oil paint into a living form that vibrates between bloom and current.
Crimson Vortex of Motion – A Fiery Exploration in the Organic Movement Collection
In Crimson Vortex of Motion, Ritu Raj transforms the canvas into a swirling dance of heat and momentum. This 2.5×2.5 ft oil on canvas, part of his Organic Movement Collection, invites viewers into the heart of abstraction—where bold motion meets visceral color.
Silent Veil of Arctic Current – Organic Movement in Blue
Part of Ritu Raj’s Organic Movement collection, Silent Veil of Arctic Current captures the poetic quiet of glacial waters in motion. Through sweeping gestures and layered depth, the painting invites viewers to inhabit a space where nature’s rhythms merge with meditative stillness.
Skybound Strokes in Motion: The Poetry of Blue in the Organic Movement Collection
Skybound Strokes in Motion carries the viewer into a realm where movement and stillness coexist. Part of Ritu Raj’s Organic Movement Collection, this 3x3 ft oil on canvas channels the rhythm of ocean waves and the sweep of windborne wings, inviting an immersive emotional experience.
Oceanic Ascent — Fluid Motion in the Organic Movement Collection
Oceanic Ascent, a 3×3 ft oil on canvas by Ritu Raj, captures the meditative rise of water and air through delicate tonal transitions. As part of the Organic Movement Collection, it reflects a synthesis of natural motion, painterly precision, and contemporary abstraction.
Tides of Purple Reverie: A Vivid Journey Through the Organic Movement
In Tides of Purple Reverie, Ritu Raj transforms oil on canvas into a living field of motion—deep violet arcs dance across an electrified green expanse. As part of the Organic Movement Collection, the work invites viewers to feel rather than decode, channeling both personal emotion and universal rhythms.
Tangled Pulse of a Shattered World: A Monument to Disruption, Resilience, and Rebirth
Tension and tenderness erupt across a nine-foot field in Tangled Pulse of a Shattered World. In this sweeping diptych, Ritu Raj uses thread and retarded acrylics to choreograph emotional turbulence into radiant, rhythmic fragments—offering not just commentary, but catharsis.
Waves of Threaded Flame: Organic Abstraction in Full Motion
Waves of Threaded Flame is a powerful 6x5 ft painting by Ritu Raj using his signature Organic Movement method. Made with oil and thread, it fuses tactile motion with emotional presence—blurring the line between gesture and sensation.
Feathered Flames in the Abyss: Confronting Stillness Through Movement
In Feathered Flames in the Abyss, Ritu Raj uses her thread-painting process to pull streaks of energy from shadow, revealing a choreography of tension, stillness, and release.
Tangerine Ripples Beneath: When Color Breathes and Thread Speaks
With sweeping arcs of molten tangerine suspended in a cerulean field, Tangerine Ripples Beneath invites viewers into a suspended moment of energetic calm—simultaneously on fire and underwater.
Embers of Angular Ascent: Precision Meets Pulse in Thread-Driven Abstraction
In Embers of Angular Ascent, sharp geometries arc upward like the spine of a structure catching fire—its edges softened by rhythm, its rise shaped by thread. Ritu Raj’s method fuses rigor with spontaneity in a painting that feels both architectural and elemental.
Waves of Citrine and Azure Whispers: An Intimate Storm in Thread and Light
A quiet cyclone of color and texture, "Waves of Citrine and Azure Whispers" invites viewers to get lost in a world where gesture and thread collide. Explore the Organic Movement technique behind the work and how its fluid surface captures both tension and stillness.
Echoes of Blushing Motion: When Gesture Becomes Tenderness
"Echoes of Blushing Motion" captures the emotional nuance of movement itself—tender, unguarded, and fiercely alive. Created using Ritu Raj’s pioneering thread painting technique, the piece blurs the line between performance and permanence.
Plume of Violet Reverie: The Silent Lift of Color and Thread
Feathered in motion yet grounded in stillness, Plume of Violet Reverie captures a meditative gesture—a violet surge rising against deep crimson stillness, painted entirely with thread.
Emerald Crescendo: Organic Movement in Full Force
Emerald Crescendo reveals Ritu Raj’s signature Organic Movement technique, merging emerald greens, electric blues, and vivid pinks into a dynamic abstract expression.
Luminous Currents: An Organic Abstract Thread Painting
Luminous Currents embodies Ritu Raj’s Organic Movement and thread painting approach, capturing luminous yellow-green forms flowing across deep emerald hues.
Midnight Feather Dance: An Organic Abstract Painting
Midnight Feather Dance by Ritu Raj is a 5x5ft oil painting featuring sweeping thread painting gestures in layered indigo and cobalt, capturing movement and quiet mystery in organic abstraction.