Tour, Stage 16: Patched Up

I felt it was necessary to include this painting.  After being check out on the side of the road, Philippe Gilbert (Quick Step) got back on the bike and back into the race.  Once he was riding again, he dropped back to the ambulance to get his wounds cleaned out.  Infection is a constant worry, and stomach aliments have sent a few riders home from this Tour. As far as I know now, Gilbert suffered little more than some cuts and bruises.  I will leave it to other cycling websites to tell that story.  Like Gilbert I want to get back to the race.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available though my website at www.greigleach.com, or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of this post.  Since it is an original it is first come first served.  The painting was created using Yarka St Petersburg watercolors from Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 plus shipping. And yes, international shipping is available.

http://www.greigleach.com/large-multi-view/Tour-de-France-2018/3193202-85-251072/PaintingPatched-Up--T18-84.html

Tour, Stage 16: Over the Wall

Normally, I avoid painting the wrecks of the Tour.  It isn't what excites me about watching the race.  In fact I called out as I was watching this very scary crash play out.  Philippe Gilbert (Quick Step) was flying down the back side of the Col de Portet d'Aspet when he locked up his rear wheel in a sharp left turn.  He tried valiantly to regain control put the stone wall was just too near.  As he hit the wall, he came off the bike, used his hands to avoid hitting the wall with his head, and then dropped out of sight.  Amazingly, he wasn't seriously hurt.  As he got ready to remount, he gave a wink and a thumbs up to the camera. (That is part of the reason I painted this, it ended up alright)

Ironically, he went over the wall almost exactly where Fabio Casterelli crashed in 1995.  Sadly, on that occasion, Casterelli did not survive.  This was before helmets were mandatory in the peloton, but was one of the prinicple reasons that they are now.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available though my website at www.greigleach.com, or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of this post.  Since it is an original it is first come first served.  The painting was created using Yarka St Petersburg watercolors from Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 plus shipping. And yes, international shipping is available.

http://www.greigleach.com/large-multi-view/Tour-de-France-2018/3193183-84-251072/PaintingOver-the-Wall-T18-83.html

Tour, Stage 16: More Polka Dots

The two rivals for the ultimate King of the Mountains prize are two Frenchmen, Julian Alaphilippe (Quick Step) and Warren Barguil (Fortuneo-Samsic).  The pair were crossing swords from the very first climb of the day and were still at it over the Col de Portet d'Aspet.  Alaphilippe, already in the Maillot a Pois kept getting the better of his countryman, adding to his tally point by point.  Alaphilippe's teammate, Philippe Gilbert, had taken first over the climb and was already flying down the other side of the mountain.  Behind these two, another 39 guys struggled to hold wheels with another nine minutes back to the relaxed peloton.

This is the painting from today that you can watch come to life on my YouTube channel.  I hope you will watch it here, but also will subscribe to the channel when you do.  I need to get more subscribers so I can name my channel.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available though my website at www.greigleach.com, or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of this post.  Since it is an original it is first come first served.  The painting was created using Yarka St Petersburg watercolors from Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 plus shipping. And yes, international shipping is available.

http://www.greigleach.com/large-multi-view/Tour-de-France-2018/3193172-83-251072/PaintingMore-Polka-Dots--T18-82.html