Taos Blue Doors And Windows

Our little shop on the corner of bent street has been selling fine art and crafts for over 25 years.

Taos blue doors and windows.

The pale blue color around doors is a new mexican tradition brought by the spanish originating in the middle east india or further abroad. Peter is an artist in every sense of the word. Old grandmothers abuelas will say they are meant to keep out evil. Sierra pacific windows home page residential commercial architectural windows and doors.

Blue door and window at house entrance. Taos new mexico usa part of gallery of color pictures of usa by professional photographer qt luong available as prints or for licensing. If you can t find what you re looking for in the showroom peter will work with you to come up with the perfect custom design. 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.

Lynne robinson november 27 2017. Taostyle is delighted to welcome taos blue as a new sponsor. One of the highlights was a visit to the taos pueblo where i took these photographs. Peter is good at.

The color blue of doors and window frames next to the soft beige and flesh shades of adobe create a unique and striking contrast. He excels at taking concepts and sketches and turning them into reality. You can see blue doors everywhere in taos and once you notice one you ll notice others. 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.

The taos pueblo is a dream place for this and i made a special trip there expressly to take photos last october. 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. 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. This blue door is a landmark for finding my house.

Taos door and hardware company was formed in 1989 by peter barlow. Casement windows are hinged on the side and open outward to the left or right. There is a long standing tradition in taos of painting a front door blue. It s not news that there s a tradition behind the blue doors and windows panes gates and shutters.

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.