Figurative Works in Oils and Pencil
Richard L Tuck
Figurative paintings and drawings of people accentuate the direct sensual realism of the human form in a delicate relationship the surroundings.
“My work is an ongoing investigation of the space between what we see and what we remember. Whether through the layered brushwork of the human figure or the tactile form of a clay sculpture, I aim to capture the 'spatial nuance' that defines our environment. Across fifty years of practice, my goal has remained the same: to find the extraordinary within the everyday and to invite the viewer into a deeper conversation with the visual world”. -Richard L Tuck
Aspects, oil on canvas, 16x20” -year 2018
Vertical Woman, oil on canvas, 12x14” -year 1982
In The Distance (There), oil on canvas, 30x36” - 2019
Nighttime, oil on canvas, 24x30” - 2022
Woman In Mirror (Vacation), oil on canvas, 24x30” - year 2019
Youngster Fronts Blues Players, oil on canvas, 24x30” - year 2024
Man in Mirror and Head, oil on canvas, 38x48” -year 1983
Reflections, oil on canvas, 36X48” -year 1983
Back Against Hallway pastels on rag paper, 22x30” -year 1979
Man (figure) Behind Wall, oil on board, 36x48”, (sold- private collection) - year 1975
Man in Mirror, Paper and Chair, oil on canvas, 36x48” -year 1983
Inside Outside, oil on canvas, 24x30” -year 2021
She’s Ok, oil on canvas, 30x36” - year 2019
Man Figure, pencil on rag paper, 22X30” -year 1976
Woman Leaning Right, pencil on rag paper, 18x24” -year 1976
Woman On Bed, oil on canvas, 36x48” (sold - private collection) - year 1976
No Rest, oil on canvas, 30x36 - year 2019
Peering (Ethiopian), oil on canvas, 30x36” - year 2019
Click to see Richard Tuck’s fundamental approach to drawing that he uses when interacting with what he sees.
Horizontal Lying Woman, oil on canvas, 12x14” -year 1982
Queen, oil on canvas, 32x46” - year 1983
Ivy Between Legs, oil on board, 20x24” - year 1981
Man in Mirror, oil on canvas, 36x48” -year 1983
Man’s Torso and Owl, oil on canvas, 18x24” -year 1981
Me in Perspective, oil on canvas, 30x36”- year 2019
“Richard Tuck’s paintings of have the cutoff composition typical of snapshots, reflecting Tuck's concerns with "what happens at the edges. He uses the comers and edges of walls, furniture and the body to construct clues to the scene without showing all of it. The thick paint and coloring of these cross the style of Wayne Thiebaud with the objective detachment of Phillip Pearlstein's nudes.” - Daily Tarheel, ‘84