Taos Blue Doors And Windows

I m drawn to certain colors so many of photographs from the visit centered around the contrast of these blue green doors against the ochre of the adobe.

Taos blue doors and windows.

More and more they begin to appear. Taostyle is delighted to welcome taos blue as a new sponsor. Taos new mexico usa part of gallery of color pictures of usa by professional photographer qt luong available as prints or for licensing. Located just off the taos plaza our hand picked artists display a wide range of talents and disciplines from the silly and whimsical to the classic spanish and native american traditions.

The taos pueblo is a dream place for this and i made a special trip there expressly to take photos last october. Blue door and window at house entrance. That it s simply beautiful after all isn t blue the most popular of all colors. One of the highlights was a visit to the taos pueblo where i took these photographs.

Sierra pacific windows home page residential commercial architectural windows and doors. You can see blue doors everywhere in taos and once you notice one you ll notice others. It s not news that there s a tradition behind the blue doors and windows panes gates and shutters. When sue westbrook opened taos blue named for the signature color long used on doors and windows in taos at the top of bent street across from the historic taos inn in a tiny corner of the building which was once the home of bert phillips she knew she finally had a foothold in one of taos prime locations.

There is a long standing tradition in taos of painting a front door blue. Peter is an artist in every sense of the word. Lynne robinson november 27 2017. Our little shop on the corner of bent street has been selling fine art and crafts for over 25 years.

The color blue of doors and window frames next to the soft beige and flesh shades of adobe create a unique and striking contrast. Old grandmothers abuelas will say they are meant to keep out evil. Usually taller than wide their entire sash opens to provide top to bottom ventilation. The pale blue color around doors is a new mexican tradition brought by the spanish originating in the middle east india or further abroad.

Casement windows are hinged on the side and open outward to the left or right. If you ask anyone around taos why there are so many doors painted blue they may say it s to keep out evil spirits as a protection device or talisman would. Taos door and hardware company was formed in 1989 by peter barlow. He excels at taking concepts and sketches and turning them into reality.

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