Shiva's blue throat — the colour that comes from holding something and not letting it go.

Green, then yellow, then three blues, then red. For three days it would not balance. This morning I laid red across the whole canvas, put down too much, and spent the afternoon bringing it back with blue — scraping the whole time, so the red comes up through.

Abstract painting Sindoor Field by Ritu Raj: a saturated red field at six feet square, pooled light and dark across deep trowel-combed ridges that snake over the whole canvas, cooling toward oxblood at the right edge.

Abstract painting Sea Change by Ritu Raj: a combed blue field sweeping down from the upper left like weather over deep water, darkening toward navy at the upper right, with viridian and sea green diffused along the lower edge.

Concentric fields of indigo, teal, red, and yellow-orange — inspired by the desert cactus bloom. Ritu Raj on the painting that holds fire at its center.

The title says cacophony. The painting says something softer. Primary Cacophony holds the tension between elemental color forces and the unexpected gentleness with which they choose to coexist.

There is a moment in every painting when the surface stops being negotiable. With Phoenix, that moment came early — and never left. This is not a painting about fire. It is fire thinking about itself.

Abstract oil painting by Ritu Raj featuring layered rust and earth tones with emerging color rectangles — black, orange-red, deep crimson, teal, cobalt, and a yellow base strip. Abstract Inquiry Series. 5 × 5 ft. Phoenix, Arizona. 2026.

A 6×6 ft abstract oil painting exploring layered color, fragmentation, and constructed meaning from the Abstract Inquiry Collection by Ritu Raj.

A 6×6 ft blue abstract oil painting exploring depth, memory, and layered structure from the Abstract Inquiry Collection by Ritu Raj.

A 5×6 ft oil painting from the Abstract Inquiry Collection exploring structure, movement, and intuitive line — where every mark is a thought in motion.

Chromatic Constellation is a 6 × 6 ft multi-panel abstract painting composed of nine 2 × 2 ft canvases exploring gesture, texture, and the relationship between structure and improvisation.

Ferrari Core is a 72 x 72 inch abstract painting exploring contained energy through a Ferrari-red square embedded within a textured black field, combining precision, structure, and modernist influence.

Ferrari Divide is a 72 x 60 inch abstract painting exploring speed, precision, and power through the dramatic tension between a bold Ferrari red field and a textured black geometric form.

Ferrari Aperture is a 6 x 6 ft abstract painting where a luminous Ferrari-yellow field surrounds a central black square, exploring light, structure, and geometric abstraction.

Ferrari Giallo is a 6 x 5 ft abstract painting inspired by Ferrari’s historic yellow, where a bold black diagonal structure cuts through a luminous field of color, suggesting speed and precision.

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.

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.

In "Flight of Shadows," Ritu Raj captures the essence of motion and stillness through layered charcoal and black forms. This contemplative abstract painting invites viewers into a space of quiet tension and atmospheric depth.

In Fire and Flame, a radiant vertical block of yellow and red blazes against a field of sweeping blue and white arcs. The composition resonates with the luminous chromatic fields of Rothko and the energetic layering of Mehretu, balancing structure and motion in a single frame.