Our demonstrator was Steve Greco.
The meeting was held in the Guild Hall, First Congregational Church (middle side door), Sanborn Street, Reading, Wednesday September 9th, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Steve demonstrated his acrylic wildlife technique.
We have some photographs of the event in case you could not make it there in person.
Here is Steve's setup. He brought the finished dog
painting that he started as a demo at RAA in 2023.
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Steve demonstrated how he glazes colors over a black
and white underpainting. The painting is another dog.
Steve glazed with the colors shown at the top of the painting,
which are orange, yellow, raw umber, white and black.
He started with the orange.
Here he has put down more of the orange.
While the paint is still wet, he wipes out high value areas using a cloth.
Steve prefers using a plain background to avoid detracting from the subject.
Adding some details.
The progress so far.
Steve Greco is a wildlife artist and a naturalist. He describes himself in this way, "As an artist and a naturalist, I believe that the natural world deserves mankind's total attention and compassion in its 'Eleventh Hour'. We are at a crossroads concerning our environment and change must come from within each individual. There are no neutral parties in my opinion. We are all part of the problem, therefore we must all be part of the solution.
Steve's wildlife paintings are truly exceptional. You can see some of Steve's work at his web site, https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/steve-greco. Steve has won many awards and paints from his home in Concord, MA where he runs Greco Studio.
He studied at the Butera School of Art, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Commercial Art, Graphics and Advertising. He also attended Velmure Studio of Art in Wakefield; studied Marine Biology and Journalism at Middlesex Community College; and has an Associate's degree in Wildlife Conservation and Forestry from Harcourt School. He is associated with Cousteau Society, African Wildlife Foundation and Greenpeace.