A semi-abstract coastal landscape combining a turquoise-to-cobalt sea with white buildings and dark cypress trees. The architecture and headlands remain recognizable, while the sky and cliffs are softened into broader color fields and painterly marks. Ivory, blush, and ochre warm up the blue palette so the overall impression stays bright rather than cool. Open and airy, it pairs especially well with interiors built around white walls, wood, and natural materials. SERIES — LUMEN COAST LUMEN COAST is a five-piece semi-abstract landscape series that moves between recognizable coastal scenery and painterly abstraction. From a distance, the works suggest the sea, headlands, white architecture, cliffs, and changing coastal light. Up close, these forms dissolve into layered color fields, scraped surfaces, and tactile brushwork. The series keeps a sense of quiet, breathing space, and soft light while introducing brighter notes of turquoise, coral, pale blue, ochre, and deep ocean tones. It is designed to sit naturally in Japandi-inspired interiors as well as brighter contemporary spaces. ABOUT RITSUKO NISHIMURA Ritsuko Nishimura creates work around the sensations of light, air, quiet, and open space. Rather than describing every detail, she focuses on the moment just before a landscape or form becomes fully defined—or the moment its edges begin to dissolve. Through layered brushwork, scraped textures, translucent color, and intentional negative space, her work seeks to create a quiet interval for the viewer.