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Sunday, August 04, 2024

Jumping Into the Paris 2024 Olympics

 

Watercolor of woman diver in the water
I’m having a ball back in the pool 🏊painting pool pictures in water 🌊 color 

Guardian photo by Tom Jenkins of Pont Alexandres III
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 πŸ₯΅ to focus on the Paris 2024 Olympics

Pont Alexandre III Triathlon
Finally able to appreciate the OLYMPICS 🀸‍♂️

Swimmer watercolor
Paris did it! πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰ YAYYYY Well done you πŸ₯‡ 
Montmartre Olympics bike race
They figured out how to integrate Olympic sports into the city, here in Montmartre 
SacrΓ© CΕ“ur
Including so many monuments 
Olympics triathlon take off from Pont Alexandre III
Into the triathlon event especially. Fencing events took place in the newly renovated Grand Palais. YAY
Arc de Triomph
It’s downright astonishing 
Eiffel tower Olympic triathlon
***PLEASE NOTE: NO PHOTOS ABOVE ARE MINE, except the watercolors.
I did not attend any Olympics events.
How well Paris pulled this off πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡
Greek vase at the Louvre
Maybe unique in Olympic’s history
Chatelet metrostation
Meanwhile to beat the heat πŸ₯΅ 
Piscine Pontoise
I’ve been going to the pool
Pool sketches
And sketching ✏️ at the pool Pontoise.
Watercolor diver in the Seine
As much as possible 🏊
Tourists in Paris
Meanwhile I went browsing for tourists
Samaritaine Olympic souvenirs
 At Samaritaine
Showing watercolor love ❤️ for 🍾 Champagne MoΓ«t & Chandon limited edition.
Samaritaine inside
Browsing Olympics souvenirs ☺️ Plus they had AC 🧊🀸‍♂️Yay πŸ‘
Swimming in the Seine watercolor
My ‘Swimming in the Seine’ watercolors are up on Etsy. 
Swimming in the Seine watercolor on Etsy
             “Come on in! The water’s fine“
Group of Swimming in the Seine watercolors
I’m Carol Gillott, an artist living in Paris. Every month I send out beautifully illustrated letters that capture the true Parisian experience. 
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Notre Dame on the Seine

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28 comments:

  1. sally9:11 AM

    Paris and the Olympics! It is incredible.What planning! Glad you are enjoying private swimming events. How are your flip turns?

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    1. Anonymous9:30 AM

      Yow Sally! I have NOT attended ANY OLYMPICS EVENTS. What do you think I’m made of? πŸ˜‚ These photos are not mine. Wish they were. I will add a note. CAROLG

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  2. Bonnie L9:42 AM

    Gorgeous watercolors, Carol! Glad you’ve been cooling off at the pool. Bravo to Paris for putting on a spectacular Olympics!

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    1. Anonymous10:07 AM

      They really did it πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ it makes one proud πŸ‘ CAROLG

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  3. Dorrance9:46 AM

    Is 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!

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    1. Anonymous10:08 AM

      Except for some stacks at the end of the street, we are FREE 🀸‍♂️ no more checking QR codes, no more nuttin πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ CAROLG

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  4. Anonymous10:56 AM

    Great strategy!
    "Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.
    What do we do? We swim, swim."
    ~Dory in Finding Nemo 🐟 πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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    1. Anonymous10:58 AM

      Love it πŸ˜‚πŸŠ❤️ CAROLG

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  5. Anonymous10:57 AM

    Your pool pictures are fabulous! Mary

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  6. Ga11:17 AM

    Love 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. πŸ—Ό❤️

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    1. Anonymous1:10 PM

      Thanks Daina, it so much cooler today πŸ™ 78 πŸ‘πŸ‘CAROLG

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  7. Jeanie12:28 PM

    Thanks for being our woman in Paris, covering it all on the ground. (And especially for showing cycling!) Love the Olympic swimming watercolors!

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    1. Anonymous1:09 PM

      I did not cover it! He Guardian was there Jeanie. Not me CAROLG

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    2. Anonymous1:21 PM

      PS I CAN HEAR THE ROAR OF THE CROWDS IN MY APARTMENT !! CAROLG

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  8. Anonymous1:19 PM

    The pictures you chose were a good way to see the event. Lynne

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  9. Anonymous1:23 PM

    DEAR CAROL, OH MY GOODNESS, SENSATIONAL!!! THANK YOU! MUCH APPRECIATION AND LOVE!!! πŸ₯‡πŸ₯ˆπŸ₯‰ YOU GET ALL OF THE MEDALS!!! CARLA

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  10. Dee Ann1:53 PM

    Love your swimming watercolors..so good! Where is the pool in the photo?

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    1. Anonymous7:48 PM

      Thank 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.
      https://www.paris.fr/lieux/espace-sportif-pontoise-2918

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  11. sukicart3:21 PM

    Paris has done an absolutely amazing job with the Olympics. Magnifique!

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    1. Anonymous7:49 PM

      Yes after so much dread & fear. The Parisians who ran away missed out on something special πŸ‘

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  12. Anonymous9:28 PM

    I 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

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  13. Anonymous2:35 AM

    I 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

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    1. Anonymous3:35 AM

      Paris Always cools down in the evenings thank goodness πŸ™ Now the temps are very manageable 70s-80s XXX CAROLG

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  14. Anonymous3:35 AM

    Your creativity and unique perspective always add so much value. Big Merci Sue

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  15. Anonymous3:39 AM

    MY GRANDDAUGHTER CHLOE, 14 YRS, LOVES PARIS TOO AND WAS THRILLED WHEN I FORWARDED YOUR OLYMPIC EMAILS TO HER. CARLA

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  16. Anonymous2:26 AM

    Bonjour Carol,
    I received my letter in the mail yesterday
    Paris Olympic Bears 🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐼
    Love it πŸ’—πŸ—ΌπŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ» L.

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  17. Anonymous8:23 AM

    Thank you again, Carole, for including the photo of those two Greek vases from the Louvre show. Magnificent linear art -- like yours!

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  18. Anonymous6:43 PM

    Wow!! 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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