Paris Olympics 2024, Women's Gymnastics Individual All Around: Just Four Inches

Many things amaze me about women's gymnastics, many, but the balance beam just boggles my mind.  Just four inches wide and just over three feet in the air, it seems a strange place to do such feats of aerobatics.  And then here is Simone Biles (USA) spinning around three times on one foot atop this narrow expanse.  Her routine enabled her to take the lead in this rotation, a lead she never gave back up!  She has again won the Gold Medal as the world's best female gymnast!  She truly is the G.O.A.T.  It was fun to notice that she was wearing a silver goat as a necklace in her post event interview.  Perhaps someone will get her a new gold one.

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"Just Four Inches PO24-49" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Paris Olympics 2024, Women's Gymnastics Team All Around: Redeemed!

It was such a moment of joy when Simone Biles (USA) finished her final routine in the team's final rotation on the Floor Exercise.  After hugging, high-fiving, and jumping in each other's arms, the team climbed up on the stage to chants of "USA! USA! USA!"  They unfolded the American flag and held it aloft prior to the classic pose for the cameras.  I caught this image as Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera looked up at the flag of the country they represent having just won the Gold Medal in the Team Finals.  The title refers back to their defining this year as their 'Redemption Tour.'  Clearly winning the team title by over five points counts as redemption, not that they needed it.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available through my website at greigleach.com or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of the post to purchase the painting above. Since it is an original work of art, it is a first come first served reality. The work sells for $95 USD including shipping, but, yes, international shipping is both available and extra.

"Redeemed! PO24-36" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Paris Olympics 2024, Women's Gymnastics Qualifying: Flying High

Despite having hurt her calf in her floor exercise warm-ups, Simone Biles (USA) was still able to fly in Floor Exercise.  Reportedly, her feet are currently over ten feet in the air as she does one of three tumbling passes.  With her performance tonight, she will be competing in the Team All-Around, the Individual All-Around and for different individual apparatus competitions.  Hopefully, her injury will be much better by the time she returns to competition on Tuesday.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available through my website at greigleach.com or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of the post to purchase the painting above. Since it is an original work of art, it is a first come first served reality. The work sells for $95 USD including shipping, but, yes, international shipping is both available and extra. 

"Flying High PO24-13" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Paris Olympics 2024, Women's Gymnastics Qualifying: She's Back!

Simone Biles (USA) started her Olympics today on the Balance Beam.  Just from the attitude in this moment in her routine, you could tell she was fully back.  She did enough in this routine to help qualify Team USA for the team competition, herself for the all-around, and in this apparatus as well.  Clearly, she has put the demons from Tokyo to rest.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available through my website at greigleach.com or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of the post to purchase the painting above. Since it is an original work of art, it is a first come first served reality. The work sells for $95 USD including shipping, but, yes, international shipping is both available and extra. 

"She's Back! PO24-12" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Rio Olympics: Generating Power

Simone Biles (USA) is brilliant on the floor excerise, okay, she is brilliant in gymnastics all together.  Part of her dominance on the floor is her powerful tumbling runs.  That power comes from the runs she takes into the flips and jumps.  Here she is winding up for her final tumbling run that wins her the fourth Gold Medal and fifth medal of these Games.  Her teammate, Aly Raison, won the Silver Medal, with the Brit taking the Bronze.  It is so unusual to see no Russians, Japanese or Chinese women on the podium.  It is feeling like the power of gymnastics is swinging to the eastern hemisphere.

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.  Remember this is an original work of art, so once it has been sold, it is gone.  Don't delay buy it now!

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Rio Olympics: Launching Herself

Simone Biles (USA) has launched herself in more ways than this with these Olympics.  Biles has claimed Gold in the team competition, the individual all-around competition and with this vault as well.  Biles is competing in two more individual events hoping to take 5 gold medals home with her by Sunday.  Not a bad Olympic debut.

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.  Remember this is an original work of art, so once it has been sold, it is gone.  Don't delay buy it now!

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Rio Olympics: Spinning Her Way

When I painted this piece it was only half way through the Women's Gymnastics All Around Competition, so I hesitated calling it "Spinning Her Way to Gold."  In retrospect, it would have been just fine.  Simone Biles (USA) begins her balance bar routine with a helicopter move.  She squats on one foot and spins herself around with one arm and leg beautifully extended, atop a four inch beam.  Such balance and grace in this tiny package.  And yes, she did go on to win the Gold Medal as the world's greatest female gymnast.

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: Joy

Joy!  Team USA women gymnasts were beyond joyful after Simone Biles finished her floor exercise.  She only need a 7.1 score (incredibly low for gymnastics) but instead provided her teammates with a 15.3.  Her score and those of all of her teammates meant that Team USA repeated their Team Gold in Women's Gymnastics.  Congratulations to Madison Kocian, Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas and Laurie Hernandez!

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: Flying from One to the Other

The USA Women's Gymnastics team took to the floor tonight to defend their Gold Medal performance in the London 2012 games.  From the very first routine by Simone Biles on the uneven bars, it was looking like they would be able to repeat the feat from London.

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: Her Own Move

The tiny and powerful Simone Biles (USA) showed her signature move that she has self-titled as she hit the Olympic floor for the first time.  Today was team qualification, but at this point she is also leading her teammates in qualifying for the chance to compete in the all-around for Women's Gymnastics.

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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