Artist Studio

Exploring Abstraction

Interior view of Ritu Raj’s artist studio in Phoenix, featuring stacked abstract paintings, studio lighting, and a textured concrete floor — a vibrant space for experimental creation and abstract expression.

Inside Ritu Studio — a sanctuary for abstraction, where color, texture, and intuition come to life. Each mark on the floor, each canvas in waiting, carries the quiet energy of ongoing creation.

The Temple of Abstraction

Tucked away from the pulse of the world and the intensity of Phoenix’s desert heat, Ritu Studio is more than a workspace — it is a sanctuary. A self-contained, light-filled haven where ideas take shape, colors move freely, and the boundaries between thought and form begin to dissolve.

This is where I paint. This is where abstraction unfolds.

Ritu Studio is designed for creation — not perfection. It’s a space that welcomes the unfinished, the raw, the spontaneous. Here, I don’t worry about making a mess. I welcome it. The paint on the floor is part of the memory of the room. Every layer, every gesture, every corner holds the spirit of experimentation.

  • There’s a kind of magic in this place. Maybe it’s the quiet. Maybe it’s the way the light catches the edge of a canvas. Maybe it’s the fact that it feels just far enough removed from the noise of the world that time behaves differently inside.

    It’s fully self-contained — with a great restroom, a fridge stocked with sparkling water and the occasional chilled glass of inspiration, and just enough comfort to make long days feel like meditation rather than labor. It’s not a gallery. It’s not a showroom. It’s a working studio, alive with process.

    In many ways, it is my temple of abstraction — a sacred, unpretentious space where I return again and again to listen, to push, to risk, and to begin.

    Here, new forms emerge. New colors speak. Here, I remember what it means to make without fear.

Interested in Visiting?

Studio visits are available by appointment only for collectors, curators, and collaborators. If you’d like to experience the space and see current works in progress, please contact me here.