The Blue Window
by Paul LeSage
Title
The Blue Window
Artist
Paul LeSage
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In New Mexico, you will find many shades of blue doors and windows. Blue indicates one of the four sacred directions of Pueblo life, the direction of the Southwest.
The most popular notion is that blue doors are thought to keep evil spirits away. This has either been good advice for generations or an age old wives’ tale told over and over again. Painting your front door blue has traditionally been one of the most popular ways to keep evil spirits from your home.
“Mention the blue sky, and images of calm summer afternoons and wide-open spaces come to mind … Its effect, in architectural spaces as in language, depends on its context. Placed alongside natural wood, blue will heighten the warmth of the material at the same time it provides a respite from it.” from the interior decorator book "Color, Natural Palettes for Painted Rooms" by Kaufman, Dahl and Graeber.
The color blue is associated with royalty, peace, the natural colors of a clear sky and a shimmering sea. It is also the color of the robes of the Virgin Mary. To open and walk through a blue door is to walk into the arms of the blessed virgin herself, offering tenderness, warmth and love. Which are you more drawn towards, the soft blue of the inner robes of Our Lady of Guadalupe or the warm deep blue of the robes of Our Lady of Sorrows, the choice is yours.
“Blue. Shown to be the most popular color in many studies, a blue front door signals that the homeowner views his or her home as a place of refuge — calm, serene and relaxing, the perfect retreat from an often harsh and demanding world.” Debbie Zimmer for the Paint Quality Institute.
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August 16th, 2021
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