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.
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.
Black Frame: Containment, Absence, and Fragile Boundaries
‘Black Frame’ is cerulean meets bone-dry sienna, drawn from the Geometric Splendor collection. Its rhythm stirs the unsaid.
Red Space: The Seduction and Violence of Color
‘Red Space’ is dappled coral flickers across shadowed green, drawn from the Geometric Splendor collection. Its rhythm stirs the unsaid.
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.
My Heart: Fragile Structures of Vulnerability
‘“My Heart”’ is cerulean meets bone-dry sienna, drawn from the Geometric Splendor collection. Not an image — but an encounter.
Mindful Craziness: Surrendering to Controlled Chaos
‘Mindful Craziness’ is molten lines in arctic white, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Its rhythm stirs the unsaid.
Horizons as Possibility: The Edge of What Could Be
‘Horizons as Possibility’ is a quiet echo of saffron and slate, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Here, wonder dissolves into the seen and unseen.
My World: Floating in Ambiguity
‘My World’ is humming with obsidian and gold, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Forms collapse into reverie and return.