Rio Olympics: Rivals & Friends

The media is certainly trying to make the rivalry between Michael Phelps (USA) and Ryan Lochte (USA) into a much bigger thing than it is.  The pair are referring to themselves as the "old ones" and seem to truly enjoy each others company.  Both have said that the other makes them a better swimmer.  In tonight's Men's 200 Meter Medley, it was Phelps who claimed the Gold, Lochte didn't make the podium.  So at least for now, it is advantage Phelps.  An advantage that only helps Team USA and its medal count.

This is a small watercolors and ink painting measuring just 4"x6" and was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  This painting and all of my Olympics artwork will be available through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  To purchase this particular painting just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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Rio Olympics: A Team Effort

Another race, and another Gold Medal for Michael Phelps (USA), this one includes his three other teammates.  Together Phelps, Townley Haas, Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer took Gold in the Men's 200 Meter Freestyle Relay.  Make that 22 gold medals for the swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland.

This is a small watercolors and ink painting measuring just 4"x6" and was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  This painting and all of my Olympics artwork will be available through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  To purchase this particular painting just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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Rio Olympics: With Gold in Sight

Michael Phelps took the pool tonight having already added to his career Olympic Gold tally.  This 200 Meter Butterfly was important to him, he had lost by 1/100th of a second to Chad Le Clos (South Africa).  Tonight you can see Le Clos to the left of this painting looking over at the fleeing Phelps.  Phelps went on to take yet another Gold Medal, his twenty first. Le Clos fell off the pace so much so that he missed the podium all together.  Le Clos had been talking trash, something Phelps didn't join in on.  Instead he let his swimming do the talking.

This is a small watercolors and ink painting measuring just 4"x6" and was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  This painting and all of my Olympics artwork will be available through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  To purchase this particular painting just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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Rio Olympics: Cupping

I first notice the large hickey like marks on some of the male gymnasts and wonder what the purple circles were all about.  Now the American media is all obsessed with this "new fangled" treatment for sore muscles.  To me it is a throw back to the days of leeches and blood letting.  In fact the glass domes are nearly identical to the heated ones from the Victorian age that removed "bad humors" from the sick.  Apparently the old adage the if you don't remember your history, you are doomed to repeat it applies to medicine as well.  This is Michael Phelps (USA) submitting to what must be a rather painful "cure."

This is a small watercolors and ink painting measuring just 4"x6" and was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from www.richesonart.com.  This painting and all of my Olympics artwork will be available through my artist website at www.greigleach.com.  To purchase this particular painting just follow the direct link at the end of this post.

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