2008 Olympic Art Competition

Olympic rings artwork featuring stylized athletes including central female weightlifter, set against colorful checkered pattern with watercolor effects in blue, red, yellow, and green borders.

2008 Beijing Summer Games Olympic Art Competition Submission , watercolor and colored pencil, 22in x 30in, (2008). Original Artwork Available

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Detailed view of the central female weightlifter figure from the Olympic artwork, showcasing the precise colored pencil work against the watercolor-glazed checkered background pattern.
Finished Olympic artwork on the artist's desk, showing watercolor glazing technique with paint jars and materials visible. The colorful checkered background and Olympic ring composition demonstrate the layered painting process.
Artist Alvin Fall IV displaying his 2008 Beijing Olympics competition artwork in his studio, with other sports artwork visible in the background.

"2008 Beijing Summer Games Olympic Art Competition" represents a significant milestone, created upon special invitation to participate in the official Olympic Art Competition. The piece features a female weightlifter at its center, symbolizing athletic excellence and women's empowerment in sports. This work marks the first application of the artist's watercolor glazing technique—learned during his college years—to sports art, establishing a layered transparency method that would later define his acclaimed NFL logo series.