Nest depicts Masaru resting in a deep burgundy bed, drawn in a close composition that leaves almost no floor visible. Broad abstract fields of cream, pale blue, and navy fill the background. The burgundy bed and Masaru's apricot coat take center stage. The piece closes the series where a relaxed, everyday moment and a bold, modern use of color live side by side. Nest places Masaru in a deep burgundy bed using a close composition with almost no floor visible. The background leaves broad abstract fields of cream, pale blue, and navy. The burgundy bed and apricot coat carry the composition. The piece closes the series with a relaxed domestic moment shaped into modern poodle wall art. SERIES — COMPANION COMPANION is a series focused not on capturing every detail of a dog, but on the time spent living alongside one — the way they settle naturally into a room and become part of daily life. Sleeping, gazing out the window, eating, or simply lounging in a favorite spot. These quiet, ordinary scenes are built from calm color fields — cream, pale blue, deep green, apricot, navy, terracotta — paired with brushwork that keeps a slight, pleasing roughness. Rather than rendering every expression or strand of fur, the dog is woven into the picture the same way the background and furniture are: as shape, color, and form. Less a pet portrait, more a piece of interior art that feels at home on the wall. COMPANION is a series inspired by the quiet presence of a dog in everyday life. Rather than creating detailed pet portraits, the works focus on familiar moments: resting, looking outside, eating, sleeping, or simply being nearby. Soft cream, muted blue, deep green, apricot, navy, and earthy tones are combined with loose, textured brushwork. The dog is treated not only as a subject, but also as part of the composition—a shape, a color, and a presence within the room. The result is less like a traditional pet portrait and more like contemporary wall art designed to sit naturally within a calm interior. ABOUT RITSUKO NISHIMURA Ritsuko Nishimura makes work with one guiding idea: that a piece should feel good to live with. She isn't drawn to paintings that announce themselves. Instead, she looks for a quiet kind of presence — work that settles in alongside furniture, light, and the colors of a room, adding just a little something without demanding attention. Light, air, and stillness. The small, unguarded moments of everyday life. She works by feel, watching the balance of color, composition, texture, and open space, and stopping before the image tips into too much. Ritsuko Nishimura creates artwork with the idea that a piece should feel comfortable when placed in a room. Rather than making paintings that dominate a space, she aims to create works that sit naturally alongside furniture, light, and interior colors while adding a quiet visual presence. Light, air, and stillness are recurring themes, along with simple moments found in everyday life. Her work focuses on the balance of color, composition, texture, and open space, stopping before the image becomes overly detailed.