Olympics 2018: Through the Gate

With the limited time I have for painting these Olympics I am picking a choosing the events that interest me.  Always a sucker for speed, here are some pieces from the Men's Combined-Slalom.

This is Victor Muffat-Jeandet (France) laying down a great run that put him into first place at the bottom of the hill.  Unfortunately, he wasn't the last man down the hill.  His time did hold up enough to give him a Bronze Medal, the first French medal since 1948 in Alpine Skiing.

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.

Olympics 2018: High Wire

Much of the Olympics are about being able to handle the pressure to perform.  For Shaun White (USA) who already has two gold medals in the Men's Half Pipe, one would think he didn't even need to come to Korea to compete.  But then there was his bad run that left him without a medal in 2014 of any kind.  Athletes and the rest of us, don't like to leave the stage on a low note, so he fought back to the top of the game.  Today, he laid down a brilliant run with some truly big air on his final run to burnish his golden image, and to add to his collection of gold medals.  Well done, Shaun!

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.

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Olympics 2018: A Flying Dutchman

It was Kjeld Nuis (Netherlands) who continued the Dutch dominance in the speed skating discipline.  He was able to turn in a better time than his countryman, Patrick Roest, to claim the gold medal in the Men's 1500M race.  The bronze was taken by the host country skater, Min-Seok Kim (South Korea). 

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.

Olympics 2018: One on One

Team USA dominated the Olympic Athletes from Russia taking the round robin match 5 to 0 in the Women's Ice Hockey match up.  It was Jocelyne Lamoiureux stuffing in the second American goal on a solo break up the ice and into the net.  It is looking like the women will repeat their appearence in the gold medal game, hopefully with a slightly better result than 2014.

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.

Olympics 2018: Final Turn

The Men's 1500M Speed Skating race did not go as either the Americans nor the Polish were hoping.  While both Brian Hansen (USA) and Zbigniew Brodka (Poland) got off to a very fast start, neither were able to hold their advantage to the line.  Brodka took the win in this pairing, but was unable to repeat his gold medal from 2014.  In fact, neither were able to get on the podium despite their coaches yelling encouragement from the sidelines.

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.

Olympics 2018: Cornering

One of my favorite Winter Olympic events is the Short Track, possibly because this is one of the sports I enjoyed as a teenager (not that it was called short track back in the 70s).  In the finale of the Women's 1000M race, it was A. Fontana (Italy) leading into the final turn.  Behind her, M. Choi (South Korea) was fighting for position with K. Boutin (Canada).  As they crossed the line, it was the Italian taking the victory, with the Korean coming in second.  The battle for the best line literally pushed Boutin out of medal contention.  Choi was disqualified, moving Boutin into the Bronze Medal.  And, yes, Fontana took the Gold.

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.

Olympics 2018: Big Air

After the women had finished their Half Pipe competition, it was time for the men to take the stage.  Today was qualifying runs to weed down the field to just 12 riders.  Apparently, Ben Ferguson (USA) didn't get the memo about dialing back his run.  He got really big air on his first hit, and just kept going.  He went into first place on his first run, where he sat until his more famous teammate, Shaun White hit the pipe. 

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.

Olympics 2018: Holding His LIne

Today was the first of the two races that make up the Men's Super Combined.  First is the downhill portion of the race, with the slalom coming tomorrow.  This C. Innerhofer (Italy) on his run down the hill in South Korea.

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.

Olympics 2018: A Glory Run

Before Chloe Kim (Team USA) started her final run, she knew she had already done enough to claim a gold medal in the Women's Half Pipe.  Yet, she showed her class by going big, and posting her best numbers in the competition.  This to me is what an athlete must do, you can go half steam, you must go full gas - always. 

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.

Olympics 2018: Dropping In

Alas, I won't have time to paint these Games with the same intensity that I have painted the last Winter Games and two previous Summer Games.  Darn that working for a living thing...

However, I just couldn't resist painting today's events as I watched them play out on my television screen.  This is the American, Kelly Clark, as she puts in her Bronze Medal winning ride in the Women's Half Pipe 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.