Between vertical color fields of beige, blue-gray, and mustard, Nike shows only one eye. By leaving the face largely undrawn and letting a single green eye and a pink nose serve as quiet accents, the composition allows the cat's presence to hide within a graphic work rather than reveal itself fully. Nike peers through a narrow opening between vertical fields of beige, blue-gray, and mustard. Only one green eye and a pink nose remain as small accents, allowing the cat to feel hidden inside a graphic composition rather than fully depicted. A playful moment of discovery. SERIES — FAMILIAR FAMILIAR reimagines an everyday companion — not as a conventional portrait, but as interior art. The model is Nike, a gray-and-white cat. Rather than rendering fur in meticulous detail, the series layers broad color fields, weathered brushwork, plants, circles, rectangles, and negative space, letting the cat's presence dissolve into the air of a room. Built on a warm ivory ground, the palette shifts from work to work through mustard, terracotta, navy, deep green, and blue-gray. From across the room, color and composition register first; move closer, and Nike's gaze, posture, and quiet personality come into focus. Across ten scenes, FAMILIAR traces the understated richness of a presence that is always near. FAMILIAR reimagines an everyday companion not as a conventional pet portrait, but as interior art. The model is Nike, a gray-and-white cat. Rather than reproducing fur in fine detail, the series combines broad color fields, weathered brushwork, plants, circles, rectangles, and negative space, allowing the cat's presence to merge with the atmosphere of a room. Built on warm ivory, the palette shifts through mustard, terracotta, navy, deep green, and blue-gray. From a distance, color and composition come first; up close, Nike's gaze, posture, and quiet personality emerge. Across ten scenes, FAMILIAR explores the understated richness of a presence that is always near. ABOUT RITSUKO NISHIMURA Ritsuko Nishimura makes work from traces of light, air, silence, and the small presences that linger in everyday life. Her practice draws on generous negative space, restrained composition, layered color fields, and brushwork that carries a sense of scraping, texture, and depth — with a firm commitment to stopping before the image becomes overworked. Her guiding theme is Light. Air. Silence. Moving between abstraction and representation, she aims to make work that lives quietly within a domestic interior while holding a clear and lasting presence. Ritsuko Nishimura creates work from traces of light, air, silence, and the small presences that remain in everyday life. Her practice uses generous negative space, restrained composition, layered color fields, and brushwork that suggests scraping, texture, and depth, with an emphasis on stopping before the image becomes overworked. Her guiding theme is Light. Air. Silence. Moving between abstraction and representation, she aims to create work that can live quietly in an interior while retaining a clear and lasting presence.