A way, really the only way so far for me to make simplistic images that I really like, is to use wide apertures, get up close, and use a high contrast B&W style.  I like simple, Zen-like images made with my Fujifilm cameras and lenses (especially with the X100F), but I haven’t been very successful in finding many compositions that would be of interest to others, so I might just have to photograph for myself.