Woman in Red, oil on board, 19 ×30”, 1982

Oranges, oil on canvas, 14×18, 1982

Red Egg, oil on canvas, 24×32”, 1975

Ailment Still Life, oil on canvas, 14 16, 1982

The assertion of color, line and form. This is Richard Tuck’s continued embrace of expressive line akin to his admiration of Henri Matisse’s Odalisques figures with a more naturalistic “fauve” and “Impressionistic” colorism

Notice the modelling of form with masses of color to build dimension while the subject and objects are thrust forward to validate their kinship to the picture frame.

Museum visits alone as a youth sparked Richard’s early connection with modernist visualization. Study with a modernist master among other influences peaked his interests as shown in early studies and works. See the painting “Red Egg” on this page.