Richard Tuff

Afternoon Colours, 1993

Silkscreen Print

56 x 56 cm

Framed

Richard Tuff was born in Manchester in 1965. After completing a degree in Textile Design at Winchester School of Art, Richard sold design work to many companies in England and abroad. He has also sold work to be reproduced as magazine covers and card designs. Tuff moved to Falmouth in Cornwall at the end of 1988 and began to concentrate on painting. In 1993 he printed his first silkscreen with Coriander Studios and transferred his gouache technique very successfully to the new medium. Since then his prints have gone from strength to strength with demand outstripping supply.

Tuff’s landscapes go beyond the traditional and demonstrate an interest in interlocking abstract areas. Compositions are coloured in harmonious hues that cleverly capture the effects of light.

Tuff’s work is predominantly based on Cornish scenes; harbours, towns and landscapes, each time capturing the essence of the West Country and its coastline. In the past his influences came from further afield, in the harbours and bazaars of Morocco and the street scenes of Brazil, where the emphasis remained on colours and light. However, like so many artists before him, the lure of Cornwall is very strong, and it continues to be his greatest source of inspiration as well as his home.