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.
Plankton in Sunlight Ocean: Abstract Oil Painting
‘Plankton in Sun Light Ocean’ is humming with obsidian and gold, drawn from the Organic Movement collection. Lines that whisper across thresholds of knowing.
Plankton in Dark Ocean: A Surrender to Intuition
‘Plankton in Dark Ocean’ is drenched in stormy indigo and sunlit ochre, drawn from the Organic Movement collection. Here, wonder dissolves into the seen and unseen.
Unraveling: A Diptych Meditation in Black & White
‘Unraveling (Diptych)’ is molten lines in arctic white, drawn from the Greyscale collection. Lines that whisper across thresholds of knowing.
Politics: A Visual Dialogue Between Structure and Disruption
‘Politics 2024 (Diptych)’ is humming with obsidian and gold, drawn from the Greyscale collection. Forms collapse into reverie and return.
Jungle Entanglement in Color
‘Jungle’ is humming with obsidian and gold, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Lines that whisper across thresholds of knowing.
Moon Over Lake
‘Moon Over Lake’ is molten lines in arctic white, drawn from the Black and White collection. Not an image — but an encounter.
Iceland Hill by the Lake
‘Iceland Hill by the Lake’ is molten lines in arctic white, drawn from the Black and White collection. Each layer pulses with breath and restraint.