I’m having a ball back in the pool ๐painting pool pictures in water ๐ color
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| Photo by Tom Jenkins for The Guardian |
I’ve been MIA getting my life back from a prison state & a few days of 101 temperatures ๐ฅต to focus on the Paris 2024 Olympics
Finally able to appreciate the OLYMPICS ๐คธ♂️
Paris did it! ๐ ๐ ๐ YAYYYY Well done๐ฅ
They figured out how to integrate Olympic sports into the city, even here in Montmartre
And including so many monuments
Into the triathlon event especially. Fencing events took place in the newly renovated Grand Palais.
It’s astonishing
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| ***PLEASE NOTE: NO PHOTOS ABOVE ARE MINE, except the watercolors. I did not attend any Olympics events. |
How well Paris pulled this off ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ
Maybe unique in Olympic’s history
Meanwhile, to beat the heat ๐ฅต
I’ve been going to the pool
And sketching ✏️ at pool Pontoise.
As much as possible ๐
Meanwhile, I went browsing for tourists
At Samaritaine
Showing watercolor love ❤️ for ๐พ Champagne Moรซt & Chandon limited edition.
Browsing, Olympics souvenirs ☺️
Plus they had AC ๐ง๐คธ♂️Yay ๐
My ‘Swimming in the Seine’ watercolors are on Etsy.
“Come on in! The water’s fine“
I’m Carol Gillott, an artist living in Paris. Every month I send out beautifully illustrated letters that capture the true Parisian experience.
Thanks for reading PB ❤️
❤️ Thank you so much!
Bon Dimanche PBers๐คธ๐พ♀️๐๐ฅ
Paris and the Olympics! It is incredible.What planning! Glad you are enjoying private swimming events. How are your flip turns?
ReplyDeleteYow Sally! I have NOT attended ANY OLYMPICS EVENTS. What do you think I’m made of? ๐ These photos are not mine. Wish they were. I will add a note. CAROLG
DeleteGorgeous watercolors, Carol! Glad you’ve been cooling off at the pool. Bravo to Paris for putting on a spectacular Olympics!
ReplyDeleteThey really did it ๐๐๐ it makes one proud ๐ CAROLG
DeleteIs all the fencing gone from around your apartment building? Are the guards checking your QR code gone as well?? Hallelujah! I can imagine your sense of freedom. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteExcept for some stacks at the end of the street, we are FREE ๐คธ♂️ no more checking QR codes, no more nuttin ๐๐๐ CAROLG
DeleteGreat strategy!
ReplyDelete"Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.
What do we do? We swim, swim."
~Dory in Finding Nemo ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ
Love it ๐๐❤️ CAROLG
DeleteYour pool pictures are fabulous! Mary
ReplyDeleteLove your swimming water colors! I have the TV on to the olympics all the time so when I am around I catch what I can. Paris did a great job putting it all together. I enjoyed the triathlon , the peloton, and of course women's gymnastics. Hopefully the weather will cool down. It is hot here, too. ๐ผ❤️
ReplyDeleteThanks Daina, it so much cooler today ๐ 78 ๐๐CAROLG
DeleteThanks for being our woman in Paris, covering it all on the ground. (And especially for showing cycling!) Love the Olympic swimming watercolors!
ReplyDeleteI did not cover it! He Guardian was there Jeanie. Not me CAROLG
DeletePS I CAN HEAR THE ROAR OF THE CROWDS IN MY APARTMENT !! CAROLG
DeleteThe pictures you chose were a good way to see the event. Lynne
ReplyDeleteDEAR CAROL, OH MY GOODNESS, SENSATIONAL!!! THANK YOU! MUCH APPRECIATION AND LOVE!!! ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ YOU GET ALL OF THE MEDALS!!! CARLA
ReplyDeleteLove your swimming watercolors..so good! Where is the pool in the photo?
ReplyDeleteThank you Dee Ann. That’s an old photo of newly renovated Piscine Pontoise, 19, rue de Pontoise, 75005 A beautiful Art Deco pool, inaugurated in 1934 & designed by architect Lucien Pollet.
Deletehttps://www.paris.fr/lieux/espace-sportif-pontoise-2918
Paris has done an absolutely amazing job with the Olympics. Magnifique!
ReplyDeleteYes after so much dread & fear. The Parisians who ran away missed out on something special ๐
DeleteI have watched so many Olympic events. I love Paris. Used to walk miles. It is so great to see so many people and no violence. Seeing the city while watching the bike races underlines why I love Paris. Thanks for sharing your watercolors as well as the press photos. Swimming in the Seine
ReplyDeleteI am happy you can get out and walk around again! Although in that heat it probably wouldn’t be calling my name. Is it cooling down in the evening? I watched more events this year than prior years. It was fun watching for familiar sites during the bike races and running! Carolyn
ReplyDeleteParis Always cools down in the evenings thank goodness ๐ Now the temps are very manageable 70s-80s XXX CAROLG
DeleteYour creativity and unique perspective always add so much value. Big Merci Sue
ReplyDeleteMY GRANDDAUGHTER CHLOE, 14 YRS, LOVES PARIS TOO AND WAS THRILLED WHEN I FORWARDED YOUR OLYMPIC EMAILS TO HER. CARLA
ReplyDeleteBonjour Carol,
ReplyDeleteI received my letter in the mail yesterday
Paris Olympic Bears ๐ป๐ป๐ป๐ป๐ป๐ป๐ป๐ป๐ผ
Love it ๐๐ผ๐ซ๐ท๐ป L.
Thank you again, Carole, for including the photo of those two Greek vases from the Louvre show. Magnificent linear art -- like yours!
ReplyDeleteWow!! It's going well there! And you have your own sport going! I'm so happy to hear you're back at the pool? Did you mean the heat was like a prison? It would be for me. Last time I was in DC in summer I felt like a zombie, kind of semi conscious walking around outdoors. Sketchbook Wandering
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