Paris Olympics 2024, Men's Gymnastics Individual All Around: Needed Perfection

Due to a disastrous start of his bid for Gold Zhang Boheng (China) needed a near perfect score on his final apparatus, the High Bar. He started on the Floor Exercise where he so badly missed a tumbling pass that he ended up with his head and hands on the mat, basically making a tripod with his body.  He has spent the rest of the night trying to claw back from a deep scoring deficit to get to this point.  He knew he was going to take an almost perfect score but fell short.  Fortunately, he did literally fall short.  Despite his best efforts, he just couldn't overtake Oka for the Gold, and like China in the team competition, he must resolve himself to be the Silver Medalist of these Games.  Still China leads the Gold Medal count with nine, but is quite a bit further down the tally in the total medals count.

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"Needed Perfection PO24-45" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Paris Olympics 2024, Women''s 4x100 Freestyle Relay

Team Australia continued its dominance of this event today.  They have now won the Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay four consecutive times.  It was Team USA just barely touching the wall ahead of Team China to claim the Silver Medal, with China taking Bronze.  I find painting the swimming events rather difficult to paint but I am rather satisfied with this one.

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"Fourth Time Gold PO24-10" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Beijing 2022: Having Some Fun

Eileen Gu (China) had score well enough on her first run down the half pipe to win the Gold Medal.  On her second run she improve her score to untouchable.  On her final run with the points in hand to know that gold was also in her hand she decided to have some fun with a couple of goofy jumps in her coronation run.  Chapeau, Eileen!  I hope every Olympiad has rememberedto have some fun dispite all of the pressure, danager, and desire to win.  Afterall making it to the Olympics is a victort in and of itself.

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 painting was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors from www.Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 USD plus shipping, and yes international shipping is available.

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Beijing 2022: She's Above It

Eileen Gu (China) has been that stand out Olympian in these Games.  First, although raised in the USA she chose to compete in the land of her mother, China.  She felt that she could use the platform to elevate her sport and the power of women in China.  She certainly got people taling about her both on a off the slopes as she wom two gold medals and one silver in the three events she entered.  Now she is on to Stanford University.

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 painting was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors from www.Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 USD plus shipping, and yes international shipping is available.

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Bejing 2022: Quite a Crowd

The semi-final heats of the the Men's Short Track 1000M race seemed larger than normal with six guys taking to the start line.  Short Track is always a wild race with spills and thrills and this heat was no different (nor was the finale either).  This heat included from left to right, Shaolin Sandor Liu (Hungary), Juneseo Lee (Korea), Shaoang Liu (Hungary) - yes they are brothers, Dajng Wu (China), and Andrew Heo (USA).  Both of the Liu brothers advanced to the finals, along with the Chinese skater Wu. Lee was disqualified for a late race crash.  The elder Liu was disqualified in the finale on a questionable call (as was Wu) allowing Shaolin Sander Liu to take the Bronze medal.

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 painting was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors from www.Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 USD plus shipping, and yes international shipping is available.

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Bejing 2022: Grapping Japan

 Normally I make all of the images horizontal, but when the event is called Big Air, it seems only right to show just how high up Eileen Gu (China) was as she twisted and flipped her way to a gold medal.  Gu had made the choice to ski for China despite having grown up in California.  She spent every summer visiting her grand parents in China, and felt that she could be a role model for Chinese girls both in and out of skiing competition.  Her performance today certainly inspired us all!  

I should explain the title.  The move she is making in the picture, reaching under one ski to grab the ski of her opposite leg is called a "Japan Grab"  Therefore I enjoyed the Chinese American skiing for China doing a move named after Japan.  It was just to Asian to pass up.

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 painting was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors from www.Richesonart.com. The work sells for $75 USD plus shipping, and yes international shipping is available.

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Olympics 2018: A Light Touch

I will admit it, short track is my favorite skating event in the winter Olympics.  This is from the Women's Relay qualifying events.  The home team of South Korea is leading the Australians and Chinese into the final turn of the quarter finals.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available by emailing me at greigsart@gmail.com.  Since it is an original it is first come first served.  It is $75 plus shipping.  The painting was created using Yarka St Petersburg watercolors from Richesonart.com.  And yes, international shipping is available.

Rio Olympics: Over the Block

The more traditional game of Volley Ball is played with six players on a court similar to a basketball court.  Today was the final game in the first round of competitions.  The top two teams of each group will now move into the elimination games.  Team USA had a brilliant games winning in four sets mainly do to the play of Akinradewo, although it was really a team effort.

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: Stroke for Stroke

These three, Dijan Jingli (China), Genevra Stone (USA) and Jeanne Gmelin (Switzerland) were racing stroke for stroke as they all chased the leader in the Women's Single Scull.  Stone would claim best of the rest and the Silver Medal, Dijan finished in Bronze.  Gmelin faded to the end coming in fifth overall.

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: So Beautiful

It is a little strange to not see the Chinese Gymnasts dominating the All Around Competitions.  It seems like it has always been their forte, but I guess all things come to an end.  Yan Wang (China) did put together a beautiful routine on the uneven bars, but it was only enough to move her into fourth half way through the competition.  A position she did not manage to improve on.  She was clearly the tiniest woman-child out on the floor.

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: Out of the Turn

Besides the competition and excitement of the Games, it is setting challenges as an artist that keep me creating these works.  For the Men's 400 Meter Freestyle, I thought I would attempt to use the footage from the underwater camera.  So this is as if you are on the bottom of the pool as Sun Yang (China), Conner Dwyer (USA) and Kosuke Hagino (Japan) swam above.  Sun Yang went on to win Gold with the American, Conner Dwyer hanging on for Bronze.  Hagino wasn't able to make it onto the podium.

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: As One

The whole point of Synchronized Diving is to move as one.  The team of Chen Aisen and Lin Yue (China) did just that.  On one of their dives you couldn't even see the second diver when viewed side on.  Naturally, this duo took the Gold Medal, the second diving Gold Medal of two opportunities for China.

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: Diving In

With this dive Wu Minxia (China) is now the most decorated Olympic Diver.  With her teammate Tingmao Shi, she (and her teammate) claimed Gold in Rio tonight.  It may have been her last Olympic dive, and it was perfect.

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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