Rio Olympics: Playing Horse

After a pair of falls on the Pommel Horse, it was Alex Naddour (USA) who put in a near perfect exercise.  Here he is preparing to launch into his dismount.

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: Head Over Heals

With gymnastics getting underway with team qualifying my USA coverage of the games focused on Team USA.  I am sure it will be more universal once we move into the full on team and individual competitions.  This is American Sam Mikulak flying off of the high bar.

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: Leading Them Around

Steve Cummings (Great Britain), a late addition to the GB Olympic team worked hard on the front pulling back the break away, on his wheel a member of the Italian team.

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: Choppy Waters

G. Stone - USA Women's Single Scull

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: The Cauldron Is Lit

After a beautiful and elegant opening ceremony that focus on the history of Brazil and the dangers of Global Warming, after every nation (200 in all) and a federation of Refugees who will compete under the Olympic flag, it was finally time for the arrival of the Olympic flame.  As the torch was relayed through the world and the stadium, it was finally touched to the cauldron that will stay lit throughout the games.  Yes, he is standing on the far side of the cauldron, not inside of it.  While the cauldron is probably the smallest ever, it was reflected in an amazing kinetic mirror sculpture casting its reflection back over all of the Olympic athletes from around the world.

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: Presenting the Flag

Let the Games begin!  I will be painting the Summer Games in Rio attempting to cover as many of the events as possible.  I will post the works here, and share them on twitter for all to enjoy.

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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