Richard Huck

Born in Newark, New Jersey and educated at Millersville
University in Pennsylvania. Retired from 40 years of teaching
high school art, Richard Huck has been drawing for a long, long
time.

His lush and detailed color pencil drawings are reminiscent of
things we know, yet as we look more closely, we question what
we are seeing. Intrigued by things out of place, trucks in fields,
tentacles in trees and machines on toys, the whimsical through
the apocalyptic are all part of his visual language. Drawings are
often born from small constructions in the studio; constructions
in the studio become sculptures. His studio is a playground of
collections, debris, and many, many colored pencils.

His work has been exhibited in Paris, France; Amsterdam,
Netherlands; New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Beverly
Hills and Philadelphia. He is a past member and president of
the Echo Valley Art Group, Lancaster, PA. A current member of
the Colored Pencil Society of America with signature status.

His drawings and colored pencil paintings have been published
in numerous publications both in book and periodical forms
including Art in America, Artist’s Magazine, Philadelphia
Inquirer, Lancaster Newspapers, the Society of Illustrators
Annual and Outstanding American Illustrators.

His work is held in many private and public collections. An avid
hiker and cold-water scuba diver, Richard, his wife and dog,
sometimes two, resides on an island off the coast of Maine.