W. Tucker

Artist Statement

The work begins unplanned. Line drawings, markings, painted strokes and scribbles are made with numerous mediums including oil, lumber stick, resin stick, charcoal, graphite and ink. I work on either simple wood panels or choose from a collection of found materials – old tabletops, cabinet doors, wood blocks wrapped in canvas, and old book covers.

The drawings/markings are created with my non-dominant hand. The use of my left hand allows me to draw in an unpracticed manner, with less control and intention, and without forethought.

More recently the work has expanded from 2 dimensional work to installations that include wall drawings, books, and standing boxes. The wall drawings are transient, painted over when the installation is dismantled, having a beginning and an end. Books are either created or have been adapted from existing books – images are either added to the pages, or pages are removed and new pages are stitched in. The boxes are an exploration of the work in 3 dimensions, of interior and exterior – a comment on what we present to the world and what we may choose to hide.

Over time I have realized that in the finished work I see aspects of our human condition – vulnerability, frailty, kindness, anger, frustration, humor, curiosity, and relationship. As well as glimpses of stories, moments, dilemmas that may represent how we approach or walk through life.

 

W. Tucker

(b.1959)

After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama in 1982, Tucker moved to Los Angeles in 1985 to pursue acting. Upon moving to Los Angeles, he discovered chalk, oil pastels, and large drawing pads left behind by a previous roommate, sparking a curiosity for creation. In 1990, Tucker’s acting pursuit ended after being slowly overtaken by his desire to paint and draw.  A self-taught artist, Tucker embarked on his artistic journey after attending a weekend writing workshop hosted by his friend Lucia Capacchiona, a psychotherapist and registered art therapist. In an effort to create a dialogue with their inner child, Capacchiona had attendees write while alternating between their dominant and non-dominant hands.

 Leaving the workshop, Tucker felt a greater sense of appreciation for this part of himself. Using his non-dominant hand not only created more space between the thinking mind and the canvas but channeled an honest and clear voice within. His work reflects a strong relationship between the found and discarded materials of which he creates on, and the subject he depicts on their surfaces. Being largely guided by his intuition, Tucker does not preplan his compositions. Piece by piece, a story evokes. From people and animals to inanimate objects – whether it is a coffee mug, ship, or scribble – these simple characters parallel the world we live in today. However mundane these entities may appear, they serve as key ingredients to Tucker’s masterpiece – symbolizing the everyday encounters and shared experiences we all undergo in every walk of life.

all these things filled his head - in the end he knew they meant nothing

ink, resin stick, charcoal, water color, graphite on paper

$600 sold

different

charcoal, resin stick on paper
8" x 5 1/4"

$500 sold

discarded

ink, charcoal, resin stick, paper on book cover
8 5/16" x 13 1/2"

$600 sold

to be alone in a quite moment

charcoal on book cover
8 3/16" x 11 1/4"

$600

we need many sails

ink, charcoal, graphite, texture paste on paper
9 7/8" x 7 5/8"

$600

help

resin stick, graphite on book cover
7 1/2" x 10 1/2"

$550 sold

how'd they figure it out, was there any figuring it out

ink, charcoal, graphite, fabric, resin stick on book cover
5 1/4" x 8 1/4"

$550

it was the only thing he could do, weather the storm

resin stick, ink, charcoal, paper on box
5 7/8" x 3 1/4" x 2 1/2"

$500

later on we shall see

ink, charcoal on paper
10 3/4" x 8 3/8"

$500

what you saw

ink, charcoal, graphite, texture paste paper on book cover
6 3/4" x 10 1/16"

$500 sold

one issue

china marker, charcoal on book cover
7 3/8" x 5"

$650 sold

quite ship in the middle of it all

ink, charcoal, graphite, resin stick on paper
9 15/16" x 7 5/8"

$600

The Dream I Had

resin stick, china marker on book cover
7 1/2" x 4 13/16"

$550 sold

Elephant Sunset

resin stick on book cover
5 1/8" x 7 1/2"

$550 sold

8000 + no

charcoal, texture paste, ink, graphite on paper
15 5/8" x 8 5/16"

$600

a special bird braves the storm

charcoal, resin stick
7 1/4" x 4 7/8"

$550 sold

ACTION: I am (the one) always excited by life

charcoal, resin stick, arrow stickers on book cover
7 7/16" x 10 5/8"

$600

at times the light seemed far removed

ink, resin stick, paper
7 1/8" x 4 7/8"

$500 sold

battle of the selves/ could he win

charcoal, resin stick on paper
4 1/2" x 9 1/8"

$500 sold

bird flies (through good thing or bad thing)

resin stick on book cover
5 3/4" x 8 1/4"

$600 sold

bird no eat house

ink, charcoal, graphite, acrylic paint on wood
28 1/2" x 13 1/2"

$1800

bird with yellow hair

charcoal, watercolor on book cover
7 11/16" x 10 5/16"

$600

black clouds with bird head

ink, charcoal, resin stick
12 9/16" x 12 9/16"

$900

car & red bush

watercolor, charcoal, resin stick on book
7 9/16" x 10 3/8"

$600

doing the right thing

ink, tacks on wood
60 1/4" x 7 15/16"

$1800

head of a fool (#1)

ink on paper (cardboard/album)
12 11/16" x 12 3/8"

$800

head of a fool (#2)

ink on paper (cardboard/album)
2 9/16" x 12 9/16"

$800

how is a home a home

resin stick, color pencil on book cover
5 7/8" x 7 5/8"

$500

snake

resin stick on book cover
6" x 7 7/8

$600

Fix Your...

ink, charcoal, resin stick on book cover
9" x 6"

$600 sold

baby elephant #37298

graphite, charcoal, resin stick on book cover
5 7/16" x 4 3/8"

$450 sold

how to make it

ink, resin stick, graphite on paper (album cover)
12 3/8" x 12 1/2"

$800

if only we'd listen

ink on metal
14 3/4" x 40 5/16"

$2600

mink (ain't got nothin' to do with nothin')

ink, acrylic paint, charcoal, graphite on wood
17 3/8" x 11"

$1400

Mrs. Smith

ink, graphite, resin stick on paper
6 1/2" x 4 1/2"

$400

Ms. Cook

ink, charcoal, graphite on paper
5 7/8" x 3 1/2"

$400

my Mother said, your actions are your only truth

ink, resin stick, staples on wood
48 3/4" x 61 1/2"

$3600

official 25 footer (fuck the NRA)

resin stick, charcoal, ink on paper
9 1/4" x 7"

$500

once upon a time

resin stick, china marker on see saw (plastic, metal, bolts, paint)
18 5/8" x 52" x 13"

$3200

one step one step one step

ink, charcoal, resin stick on wood
18 1/4" x 20 3/4"

$1800

past / future

charcoal, resin stick on paper
7 9/16" x 5"

$400

red at night sailor's delight

resin stick on book cover
7 5/8" x 5 1/16"

$550

red bird just above the chaos

charcoal, watercolor on paper
6 1/2" x 4 5/8"

$500 sold

round and round

ink, charcoal, resin stick, graphite, paper on book cover
5 3/4" x 7 5/8"

$750

she danced regardless

ink, resin stick on book cover
5 1/2" x 8 1/16"

$550 sold

she drove into the blue & the birds followed

charcoal, ink, watercolor, paper on cardbaord (monopoly board)
19 3/8" x 19 3/8"

$1800

ship/ plane/ FIG. 5

china marker, resin stick, acrylic paint on paper
4" x 7 3/8"

$500

simple

ink, acrylic paint, string on wood and metal
50 7/8" x 26 11/16"

$2800

The Woods

charcoal, resin stick on book cover
5 3/4" x 8 5/16"

$600 sold

School of How Not to School Oneself

ink, charcoal, resin stick on book cover
7.375" x 6.313"

$550 sold

flying black headed bird

ink, charcoal, resin stick on book cover
4 7/8" x 7 3/8"

$550 sold

some day the light will overwhelm the darkness

ink, charcoal, acrylic paint, lumber sticks, nails, staples, screws on wood

$3600

sun

ink, resin stick, china marker, tape on paper
26 1/8" x 10"

$700

the sky was all there was

charcoal, resin stick, texture paste on clayboard
12" x 12"

$900

the sun will come out

ink, resin stick on paper
9" x 4 1/2"

$500 sold

the world of wildlife

ink, resin stick on paper
9 1/8" x 4 1/2"

$500 sold

they were right with the sun

ink, charcoal, graphite on paper (pressed paper)
7" x 9"

$600

two boxers

resin stick on book cover
8 1/4" x 12 1/2"

$600 sold

two heads better (gloves off)

ink, acrylic paint, charcoal on plastic; foam
21 1/4" x 63"

$3400 sold

under a dark moon

ink on leather (glove)
8 1/2" x 4 3/4"

$700 sold

we continue counting

charcoal, resin stick on book cover
5 5/8" x 8 5/8"

$550

where we are at this moment

ink, charcoal, resin stick, paper, metal on cardboard
11 3/4" x 14"

$800

whose to say

oil, resin stick on book cover
6 3/16" x 9 1/2"

$650

yellow (the light)

ink, charcoal, resin stick on paper
7 1/4" x 8 1/2"

$500 sold

yellow flowers for all

graphite, charcoal, resin stick on paper
15 1/4" x 9 7/8"

$600

and only I know what I know

ink, watercolor, graphite, paper on book cover
6 5/8" x 9 3/4"

$1150

blue ship on blue ship

charcoal, resin stick on book cover
5 1/8" x 7 9/16"

$600

car with yellow on blue/green

charcoal, resin stick on book cover
5 9/16" x 8 3/16"

$550

in nature, sitting

ink, graphite, resin stick, fabric, paper on book cover
8 1/8" x 5 5/8"

$1050 sold

listen, listen

ink, resin stick on book cover
6 1/8" x 9 1/4"

$650

inside out

ink, charcoal, resin stick on book cover
12 1/4" x 9"

$1350

move through it

charcoal, resin stick on book cover
4 7/8" x 7"
8 1/2" x 11" framed

$800

the happy happy hat

resin stick, graphite, ink, charcoal on paper
7 3/4" x 5 1/2"

$950

really long animal

ink, charcoal, resin stick on book cover
6 3/8" x 9 1/2"

$600

the big house with horse

ink, charcoal, resin stick on book cover
7 7/8" x 5 7/8"

$650 sold

burnt coffee cowboy

ink, charcoal, watercolor, color pencil on paper
8 7/8" x 6 15/16"

$1150

black snake

ink, resin stick on cardboard
3" x 8 1/4"

$500

livin' the dream

ink, charcoal, watercolor
7 3/4" x 5 1/4"

$1050 old

woman, bird

resin stick, charcoal on book cover
7" x 8 3/4"

$650

how he walked through life

watercolor, charcoal, graphite on paper
5 7/16" x 7 1/2"

$1050

owl

resin stick on book cover
8 5/8" x 5 11/16"

$600

snake with orange

ink, charcoal, watercolor on book cover
7 1/2" x 10 1/2"

$700

sex without fear

ink, resin stick, charcoal on book cover
8 1/2" x 6 1/4"

$650

car below clouds

ink, charcoal, resin stick on book cover
7 3/8" x 5 5/16"

$650

another day of fighting nature

charcoal, texture paste, resin stick on masonite
3" x 6 13/16" x 5/8"

$600

any time!

ink, charcoal, resin stick, graphite on paper
8 1/2" x 10 7/8"

$600

for better, not worse

ink, paper on paper
9 1/16" x 6"

$600

hello my name is ... (#3)

resin stick, ink on paper/sticker
4 3/8" x 3 1/2"

$250

in the end- the same the same the moment was the moment

charcoal, resin stick, oil, fabric, wood on slate chalkboard
16 1/4" x 10 15/16"

$950 sold

is there something wrong

ink, charcoal, china marker, resin stick on book cover
14" x 9 9/16"

$850 sold

it's always the same, boxing in his box

resin stick on (partial) box
2 5/8" x 3 1/16" x 3/8"

$650

liquidos

ink, graphite on paper
6 3/4" x 4 7/8"

$500

me, as clown

ink, charcoal, graphite on box
3 1/16" x 3 1/16"

$400 sold

sleep now (#2)

charcoal, resin stick on book cover
8 1/2" x 5 3/8"

$600

tell me

ink, resin stick on book cover
10 7/16" x 16 5/8"

$750

the bird was teaching how to fly (to tread lightly)

ink, graphite, resin stick on book cover
10 1/2" x 20 1/4"

$950

the puzzle may be too deep (unwind)

oil, charcoal, resin stick on book cover
4 5/16" x 8 1/16"

$650

the same the same the same

ink, charcoal, resin stick on book cover
5 1/2" x 8 3/16"

$600

these days

resin stick on book cover
9 1/8" x 6 1/8"

$750

to make it through the darkness

resin stick on cardboard (flattened box)
4 7/8" x 4 13/16"

$350 sold

two black birds

ink, china marker on sanding disc
3 1/4" x 3 1/4"

$400 sold

under the blue sun

charcoal, graphite, resin stick on paper
10 7/16" x 7 7/8"

$600

white ship in the middle of the middle

oil, resin stick, charcoal on book cover
9 1/16" x 12 1/4"

$750

sperry-sun

ink on match box
1 7/8" x 3"

$300 sold

a life's totem

ink, resin stick, charcoal on book cover
11 5/8" x 9 1/4"

$650 sold

playing in the landscape of "others"

ink, charcoal, resin stick, paper on book cover
10 1/2" x 16"

$800 sold

lighten my heart lighten my tongue lighten my hearing

resin stick on book cover
12" x 7 3/4"

$650

lion

ink, charcoal on book cover
6 13/16" x 7 5/8"

$650

they were one (#1)

ink on book cover
12 1/8" x 8 3/16"

$700

when colors don't matter (fear of who)

ink, resin stick, charcoal, graphite on book cover
11 5/8" x 17 3/4"

$900 sold

can you see me

ink thread on fabric
5 1/2" x 3 1/2"

$400 sold

that hair

ink, acrylic paint on cardboard boxes (watch parts box)
3 1/4" x 1 3/4" x 3/4"

$400 sold

a big bird

ink on paper
5 3/8" x 2 1/4"

$400

a life #2

ink, resin stick, charcoal on album sleeve
10 5/16" x 10 5/8"

$750

a life (#2a)

resin stick, charcoal, color pencil, ink on paper
10" x 7"

$650 sold

a moment

ink, charcoal, resin stick on paper (envelope)
5 1/4" x 2 7/8"

$400

a word to parents

ink, charcoal, resin stick on paper (envelope)
5 11/16" x 10 1/2"

$600

borrowed cat

ink on paper
5 1/2" x 4 3/16"

$350 sold

horse & rider with hat

charcoal on paper
10 1/4" x 14 3/8"

$650

king

ink, resin stick on paper (album sleeve)
10 1/8" x 10 1/8"

$650

man, moon, flower

ink on paper
5 3/8" x 2 1/4"

$400

some sunny day

ink, resin stick on match book
3 1/4" x 2 1/16"

$400 sold

totem, all is one

ink, graphite on cardboard tube
17 1/2" x 1 1/4"

$750

counting the ways to happiness

ink, charcoal, acrylic paint, screw on wood
69 13/16" x 24"

$3200 sold

elephant & snake

resin stick, nails, ink, paper, wood on wood
10 5/8" x 10"

$800

lady elephant, she help him with happy

ink, texture paste, graphite, acrylic paint on wood
10" x 9 7/8" x 1/2"

$2400

untitled (red)

3" x 3" x 1/2"
ink on box (cardboard)

$400

1933

ink on paper
5 7/16" x 5 1/2"

$850

black bird flies above

ink, resin stick on paper
10 15/16" x 8"

$850

scaredy bear

ink, graphite on paper
5 1/2" x 3 3/4"
10" x 8"

$800

it's always the same, boxing in his box

resin stick on (partial) box
2 5/8" x 3 1/16" x 3/8"

$650

lady elephant, she help him with happy

ink, texture paste, graphite, acrylic paint on wood
10" x 9 7/8" x 1/2"

$2400