These works consider how place and time shape perception. Through layered brushwork, saturated color, and a personal compositional logic built on direct observation, each scene becomes a concentrated meditation—an invitation for the viewer to enter a quiet, self‑contained world. Beginning with the early paintings of 1979, I follow an ongoing investigation into simplified spaces, exploring the tension between what is seen and what is remembered.
Although many compositions appear quickly observed, the surface treatment shifts from piece to piece, reflecting an individual response to each location. Familiar observed views become increasingly subjective, shaped by color, light, and tactile sensibility rather than strict description.
In the most recent works, I explore the in‑between zones where interior and exterior meet—thresholds that carry both visual and emotional weight. These places were there- they existed to be observed. These paintings suggest that landscapes and interiors share a psychological space, merging in ways that complicate the boundary between them. Even the early works, such as Porter School and Outside the Window, reveal this long‑standing interest in the subtle transition between inside and outside.
Landscapes & Places
Richard L Tuck
Cedar Trees, oil on canvas, 12x15” - year 1981
Doorway, oil on canvas, 24x30” - year 2023
Compare pictorial elements between Doorway at Night this page and Nighttime on Figurative Works page
Outback- oil on canvas, 24x30” - year 2023
Chicken House, Afternoon, oil on canvas, 24x30” - year 2023
Pond With Trees, oil on canvas, 16x20” - year 1982
Cedars, oil on canvas, 12x15 - year 1981
Porter School, oil pastels on rag paper, 22x30” - year 1979
Outside the Window, oil on canvas, 12x15” - year 1981
Lake Near Field and Trees, oil on canvas, 26x20” - year 1982
Mountains With Road, oil on board, 6x14” -year 1984
Field and Trees at Hagan Stone, pencil on rag paper, 8x10”-year 1979
Out Window to Door, oil on board, 11x14” -year 1982
Mountains Near Pisgah, oil on board, 8x14” -year 1984
Plant Through Window, oil pastels on rag paper, 20x26” - year 1987