Nike walks directly toward the viewer, tail raised and one paw stepping forward. Broad strokes of gray, black, and white capture the movement, while a background of navy, blue, mustard, and deep green lends rhythm — a small pulse of motion within a quiet series. Nike walks directly toward the viewer, tail raised and one paw stepping forward. Broad gray, black, and white marks describe the movement, while navy, blue, mustard, and deep green create a rhythmic architectural background. A small moment of motion within a calm series. SERIES — FAMILIAR 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 across the works. From a distance, color and composition come first; step closer, and Nike's gaze and posture come into focus. Across ten scenes, FAMILIAR explores 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 creates 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 — always 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. 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.