winter olympics

faster higher stronger

February 10, 2022UncategorizedArt, Beijing, Faster Higher Stronger, pen and ink drawing, postaday, Team Canada, watercolor, winter olympicsAndrew Seal Leave a comment

Another great day for Team Canada fulfilling the Olympic motto in spades. Congratulations to all of our inspiring athletes: Eliot Grondin, silver medal in men’s snowboard cross; Isabelle Weideman became the first Canadian double medalist at the Games with a silver medal in women’s 5000 meters speedskating, to join her bronze; Jack Crawford, bronze in the men’s alpine combined; Marion Thenault, Mohammed Fontaine and Lewis Irving, bronze in the first ever Olympic mixed team aerials; and Keegan Messing’s performance in the men’s free skate was one of the highlights of a memorable day.

Oympic Moments VII – 10.2.22

silver and bronze

February 9, 2022UncategorizedArt, Beijing, Olympic art, pen and ink drawing, Team Canada, watercolor, winter olympicsAndrew Seal Leave a comment

Olympic Moments VI – 9.2.22

Congratulations to our two Team Canada medal winners today: Steven Dubois 1500m men’s short track silver medal and Meryeta O’Dine women’s snowboard cross bronze medal.

the puck stops here

February 8, 2022UncategorizedArt, Beijing, ice hockey, Olympic art, Team Canada, winter olympics, women's hockeyAndrew Seal Leave a comment

Olympic Moments V – 7.2.22

Congratulations to Team Canada on their 4-2 win over Team USA in women’s hockey made possible by the record-breaking goaltending of Ann-Renée Desbiens whose spectacular 51 saves were the most made by a Canadian goaltender, male or female, in any Olympic contest; congratulations to Ann Renée.

olympic inspiration

February 7, 2022UncategorizedArt, Beijing, inspiration, Olympic art, pen and ink drawing, Team Canada, watercolor, winter olympicsAndrew Seal Leave a comment

So much inspiration from Team Canada in Beijing yesterday. Congratulations to all our medal winners: to Max Parrot who has recovered from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, on his gold medal in men’s Slopestyle and to Mark McMorris on receiving bronze; to Kim Boutin, on her bronze medal in the women’s 500m short track speed skating ; and to Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, Alexandria Loutitt, Matthew Soukup and Abigail Strate all winning bronze in the Olympic debut of mixed team Ski Jumping.

Olympic moments however are not only just about winning medals. After Justine Dufour-Lapointe fell on her mogul run seeing her comforted by her sister Chloe was inspiring and golden in every way, as are the words she has written on Instagram at @justinedufourlapointe Read them and be inspired by this great Canadian athlete and role model.

Olympic Moments IV – 6.2.22

a perfect short

February 6, 2022UncategorizedArt, Beijing, ice skating, pencil drawing, Team Canada, watercolor, winter olympicsAndrew Seal One comment

Olympic Moments III – 5.2.22

Canada’s Madeline Schizas skated a perfect short program in the Ice Skating Team Event.

olympic moments begin

February 5, 2022UncategorizedBeijing, pen and ink drawing, Team Canada, watercolor, winter olympicsAndrew Seal View all 3 comments

Olympic Moments I and II – 4.2.22

Congratulations to Team Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury, men’s mogul Silver Medal making him the most decorated mogul skier of all time; and congratulations to Canada’s Isabelle Weideman, bronze medal in women’s 3000m long track speed skating.

Canda Proud

Let The Games Begin

February 2, 2022UncategorizedArt, Beijing, Olympics, Olympics2022, Paralympic Games, pen and ink drawing, PyeongChang2018, Team Canada, watercolor, winter olympicsAndrew Seal Leave a comment

Looking forward to the start of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and wishing Sara Villani and Melissa Lotholz together with all of Team Canada every success in Beijing, plus a look back to a few memorable Olympic and Paralympic moments from the 2018 games in PyeongChang to whet our appetites for the excitement that’s ahead.

Go Canada Go

a golden anniversary

February 19, 2021Art, UncategorizedAlex Kopacz, Art, bobsleighs, Gold medalist, Team Canada, watercolor, winter olympicsAndrew Seal View all 3 comments

Three years ago today I posted this watercolor to celebrate the Gold Medal win for Team Canada in the Two-Man Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang by Alexander Kopacz and Justin Kripps. Today I couldn’t be happier to report that the painting has found the perfect home 😊.

On this two year anniversary of their great achievement congratulations once again to our two great Canadian Olympians Alexander Kopacz and Justin Kripps.

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Lookback Vancouver 2010 🇨🇦

March 4, 2020Art, drawing, Painting, Pen and Ink, Photo Essay, Uncategorized#lookback2010, Art, Art studio, olympic athletes, Olympics, painting, pen and ink drawing, Vancouver 2010, watercolor, winter olympicsAndrew Seal View all 2 comments

The Winter Olympics in Vancouver took place 10 years ago last month with the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron on February 12th 2010. Over the past three weeks I have been celebrating all the amazing athletes and events in the studio bringing back so many great memories. Here is a selection of some of those moments and remarkable athletic achievements.

Tessa and Scott

Speed Skating Men’s Team Pursuit

Yuna Kim

Charles Hamlin 500m Speed Skating Short Track

Yuna Kim

Women’s Bobsled

Team Pursuit

Men’s Curling

Ashleigh McIvor Women’s Ski Cross

Women’s Hockey

Men’s Hockey Canada’s Golden Goal

Parallel Giant Slalom Jasey-Jay Anderson

Tessa and Scott

John Montgomery Skeleton

Alex Bilodeau Men’s Moguls

Mens Moguls

Parallel Giant Slalom Jasey-Jay Anderson

Alex Bilodeau Men’s Moguls

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mogul magic

February 18, 2020Art, Olympics, Painting#lookback2010, Alex Biladeau, Art, Gold medalist, moguls, pen and ink drawing, Vancouver 2010, watercolor, winter olympicsAndrew Seal One comment

Remembering the start of Vancouver’s Winter Olympics when 10 years ago today Alex Bilodeau came flying down Cypress Mountain to win the Men’s Moguls Gold Medal.

Then in 2014 at the Sochi Games he became the first Olympian in history to successfully defend his gold medal in any free style skiing event. Congratulations once again to a true Canadian Olympic hero. 🇨🇦