Balance Beam 4

Balance beam routines require superb balance, strength and knowing exactly where your hands or feet are going to land on a 4" (10cm) wide beam.

One slip and you are off the beam and on the floor. In the event of a fall, once you are back on your feet you have 30 seconds to remount the beam and continue, otherwise you will not be permitted to finish your routine. Falls automatically incur a deduction of 1.0.














Deductions are taken for all errors made while on the beam, on the landing of the dismount or a fall. These also include balance checks such as wobbling to maintain balance or stumbling, failure to do all the elements required in a routine, lapses in control, poor technique and execution and failure to travel the full length of the beam.

Small wonder a perfect score of 10 is rarely achieved.

Balance Beam 4 is an original 15" x 20” framed Prisma pencil drawing and is available for $195.00.

Today is the last day of the Art in the Garden Tour, in Peterborough, Ontario. It is put on by GardenRoute. I will be at Horlings Garden Centre, 3056 Lakefield Road, Lakefield, Ontario from 10am-4pm.

Looking forward to seeing some of you this week end.

Balance Beam 3

A regulation-size balance beam used in competition for elite and junior elite gymnasts measures approximately 4 feet (1.25 meters) in height, approximately 16-1/2 feet (5 meters) in length and is only 4 inches (10 centimeters) in width.

Today's beams are covered in leather or suede to help prevent slipping and they are also sprung to accommodate the stress of high-difficulty tumbling and dance skills.

A beam routine can last up to 90 seconds and must consist of acrobatic elements in different directions (forward/sideward and backward), a full turn on one foot, a connection of two dance elements, one a leap, jump, or hop with legs in 180 degree split, a series of two acrobatic skills and a dismount.

Many things are taken into consideration such as all the elements and all the errors in a routine which are noted by the judges and determine the gymnast's final mark.

Congratulations to new collectors Kawartha Gymnastics Club of Peterborough, Ontario on their selection of this painting.

Today is the first day of the Art in the Garden Tour, in Peterborough, Ontario. It is put on by GardenRoute. I will be at Horlings Garden Centre, 3056 Lakefield Road, Lakefield, Ontario from 10am-12 noon and tomorrow from 10am-4pm.

Looking forward to seeing some of you this week end.

Balance Beam 1 and 2

These are the first two in a series of original 15" x 20” framed Prisma pencil paintings I am doing on balance beam routines.













Balance Beam 1

In the early years of balance beam competition the beam surface was plain polished wood which was much more slippery than the suede or leather covered beams that have been in use since the 1980’s.

Prior to the 1970’s beam routines were based more in dance movements and poses than in tumbling routines.

Most of the routines performed at the higher levels were composed with combinations of walkovers, rolls, handstands, poses and leaps.

Aerials were unheard of, considering the most difficult skill performed was a back handspring.


Balance Beam 2

Congratulations to returning collector Champions Gymnastics of Peterborough, Ontario on their purchase of these two paintings.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and enjoy the artwork. I hope you will return often.

Floor Routine 1 and 2

These are the first two in a series of original 15" x 20” framed Prisma coloured pencil paintings I am doing on gymnastic floor routine exercises.

They are available for $195.00 each.














Floor Routine 1

Floor exercise routines may last up to 90 seconds for women and they always perform routines to music which may not include any sound using the voice.

The routine is choreographed to the music and filled with gestures, poses, turns, leaps, dance movements and can include up to three tumbling lines from one corner of the mat to the other.

The movements must be precise, in sync with the music, entertaining, and should use the entire floor area during the routine.


Floor Routine 2

Scores are based on difficulty, artistry, demonstration of required elements and overall performance quality.

The panel of judges watch each contestant closely, deducting marks for poor form and execution, lack of required elements, falls and steps outside the designated perimeters of the floor.

Thank you to new collector Champions Gymnastics of Peterborough, Ontario on their purchase of Floor Routine 2.