A semi-abstract valley landscape built entirely from overlapping hills and slopes — no water, no buildings. The sky is composed of scraped rectangular blocks, while the lower landscape is distilled into color fields of orange, ochre, sage, brown, and gray. The slender dark trees function less as depicted objects and more as vertical accents that give rhythm to the composition. Of all the works in the series, this piece sits closest to the boundary between landscape and abstraction. SERIES — AUTUMN HORIZON AUTUMN HORIZON is a five-piece semi-abstract landscape series inspired by autumn evenings. The skies are built from rough-edged rectangular blocks — large and small — layered in cream, pale blue-gray, lavender, peach, ochre, and coral. Below, the landscape is kept simple: hills, valleys, fields, and trees rendered in color fields and gestural brushwork, with almost no buildings or water. From a distance, the works read as autumn landscapes; up close, the block-like color fields and scraped surfaces reveal themselves. Warm tones form the foundation, balanced with blue-gray and lavender to create a series that sits comfortably in calm, contemporary spaces. ABOUT RITSUKO NISHIMURA Ritsuko Nishimura creates work centered on light, air, quiet, and ma (negative space — the expressive power of what is left open). Rather than rendering every detail, she leaves just enough form to suggest the subject, letting color, brushwork, and texture carry the image. Her work feels calm from a distance, while revealing the movement of paint and the texture of the surface when viewed up close.