Series 4: Works on Paper — Gesture, Line, and Intimacy

This series gathers Richard L Tuck’s pencil and pastel studies of ivy, where line and gesture take precedence over painterly texture. Created in 1978 and 1979, these works on rag paper reveal a quieter, more immediate engagement with form and space. Whether rendered in graphite or soft pastel, each piece captures the emotional nuance of ivy’s presence—its reach, its rhythm, and its quiet symbolism within domestic and architectural settings.

Rendered in pencil, “Ivy & Stool” explores the relationship between plant and object with minimalist clarity. A 1979 drawing that distills form and gesture.

Ivy and Stool, pencil on rag paper- 8x11” - 1978

Floating Ivy, pencil on rag paper, 8x11” - 1979

Soft pastel tones animate this 1980 drawing, where ivy interacts with drawer forms in a study of domestic intimacy. Now held in a public collection.

Ivy and Drawers, oil pastels on rag paper, 15x18” - 1979 (in private collection)

A quiet graphite sketch of ivy meeting architectural corner, this 1979 work captures spatial tension and organic grace.

Ivy In Corner, pencil on rag paper, 8x11” - 1979

This 1981 painting captures ivy poised on the edge of a table, suggesting movement, fragility, and spatial awareness.

Ivy At Edge, pencil on rag paper, 8x11” - 1979