Chris Greco

“A Thursday Night Alternative”
13” x 14.5” gouache on paper.
I had forgotten to post my alternate subject to an over crowded figure drawing/painting session. The explosion of peonies in my yard this week, makes me happy.
#peony #peonyflower #gouache #flowerpaintings #stilllife

If there isn’t a hook at the bottom of the center post, drill a hole thru it and add an S hook or a bolt so that you can hang a bag with rocks/dirt/xtra weight, for extra stability.

5/23/25, 13” x 14.5” gouache on paper.- Last night’s effort with the “Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists” at the Forest City Brewery.
#portrait #portraitpainting #gouache #cleveland #clevelandartist

“Peony Buds”
12” x 9” gouache on paper.
A quick block in…and I was satisfied with it…and smart enough to stop.
#floral #floralpainting #flowerpaintings #stilllife #gouache #gouachepainting

“Spring has Sprung in My Yard”
13” x 14.5” gouache on paper.
A few of the spring flower sketches popping up in my yard.
#floral #floralpainting #flowers #daffodils #irisflower #peonybud #dandelions #barberry #willow #ohio #ohioflowers #gouache #gouacheflowers

You’re the Dancing Queen!

“Fern and Friends at Waterloo Gallery”
13” x 14.5” gouache on paper.
#pretentiousclevelandportraitartists #groupportrait #portraitpainting #paintingfromlife #gouacheportrait #gouachepainting

Thursday night at the Hildebrandt/Walton Ave. Atelier. The gouache sketches were a little bit over an hour each and a few 5 minute gestures.
#lifedrawings #lifedrawing #figurepainter #figuredrawings #paintingfromlife #drawingfromlife #cleveland #clevelandart #clevelandartist

“Emily at Murray Hill”
Short pose night with the Murray Hill Life Drawing Group.
#lifedrawings #figuredrawings #figurepaintings #paintingfromlife #gouache #gouachepainting #cleveland #clevelandart #clevelandartist

“A Path Worth Following”
7 1/4” x 11” gouache on cardboard.
#gouache #gouachepainting #gouachelandscape #pleinair #pleinairpainter #pleinairlandscape #ohiolandscape #clevelandmetroparks #ohioart #ohioartist

“An Afternoon Escape In Spring”
7.5” x 7” gouache on cardboard.
#pleinair #pleinairpainter #pleinairartist #clevelandmetroparks #woods #gouache #landscape #landscapepainting #gouachepainting #ohioart #ohioartist

“Jack Draws Genesis”
13 x 14.5” gouache on paper.
A very fun evening, painting with the “Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists”.

“Amalia” 13” x 14.5” gouache on paper.
Wednesday night with the Murray Hill Figure Drawing Group.
#figure #figurativeartist #figurativepaintings #clevelandartist #cleveland #clevelandart #figuremodel #art #artmodel

“Industrial Valley, forever unfinished”
9” x 12” gouache on cardboard.
A very heavy foggy morning in the valley. I was happy with my start, until I got home and looked at it in my studio…meh!
#pleinair #industrialvalley #cleveland #paintingfromlife #unfinishedpainting

“Kiarra (and Tim’s paper)”
13” x 14.5” gouache on paper.
Last night’s effort with the “Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists”.
#portraitpaintingfromlife #portrait #cleveland #clevelandartist #clevelandart #gouacheportrait #gouachepainting

BEAUTIFUL paintings!

“Reflecting on Lilacs This Morning”
12” x 9” gouache on paper.
I was able to spend a little time painting my favorite flowers, a gift from a neighbor’s yard.
#spring #springtime #springpainting #paintingfromlife #gouache #gouachepainting #floral #floralpainting #lilacflowers

“Storm Watch from the Kitchen”
9” x 12” gouache on paper.

I sat in the kitchen, watching the wind pick up, the sky darken and the temperature rise, so I sketched the table.
#pleinair #paintingfromlife #tablescape #floral #stilllife #gouache #flowerpainting

“A Short Conversation in the Park, Without Coffee”
9” x 12” gouache on paper.

“When the River Runs High”
9” x 12” gouache on paper.
Lucy, Ethel (my dogs) and I spent Sunday morning at the river. The dogs got bored with my drawing and painting but found a muddy stream to play in while I painted.
#pleinair #pleinairpainter #clevelandart #lucyandethel #gouache #gouachelandscape

“Robert 4/25/25”
13” x 15” gouache on paper.
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Friday evening at the Forest City Brewery with the “Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists”
#portrait #portraitpainting #portraitsketching #gouache #gouacheportrait #gouachepainting #clevelandart #clevelandartist

“LM at the Hildebrandt”
15” x 13” gouache on paper.
One pose night at the Walton Ave. Atelier.
#gouaché #gouachepaint #gouachepaintings #figurepainting #fromlife #lifedrawings #clevelandartist #clevelandart

“River Bank”
9” x 12” gouache on paper.
I spent some time watching and sketching the river bank yesterday…while my dogs played and swam downstream.
#pleinairsketching #gouachepaintings #riverpainting #ohioart #clevelandartist

“Monroe”
9” x 12” gouache on board.
A quick shopping trip to Monroe, Michigan and a quick sketch of the view from St. Mary’s Park…and two, who came along for the ride ☺️
#pleinair #pleinairpainting #monroemichigan #fromlife #gouache #gouachepainting #gouachelandscape #michiganart #bridge #smalltown

“The Thrill of Spring”
8” x 7 1/2” gouache on board.
It is a wonderful feeling when a painting or drawing lands exactly where you had hoped it would.
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#spring #springtime #springinohio #clevelandart #clevelandartist #ohiolandscape #gouache #gouachepainting #pleinair #pleinairpainter

Friday afternoon “warmup sketches” and Friday night painting with the “Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists” at Waterloo Art Gallery.
#portraitpaintingfromlife #portraitpaintings #gouacheportrait #gouache #penandinkdrawing #sketchbook #clevelandart #clevelandartist

Wednesday night at Murray Hill (bottom two sketches) and Thursday night at the Hildebrandt (top two sketches). All are approx. 9” x 12” gouache on cardboard.
#figuredrawings #figurepaintings #gouache #gouachepaintings #clevelandartist #clevelandart #fromlife

“Anne Therese”
13” x 14 1/2” gouache on cardboard.
Last night’s painting with the Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists.

Two from the Wednesday “short pose” night at Murray Hill.
“Emily”
9” x 12” (each) gouache on cardboard.

Misc scribbles…