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The color blue

  • By Liz Lidgett
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  • 20 Oct, 2020

This is the first post in a series where I take a deep dive into a specific color. Blue was a natural place to start for me. It’s often the foundation of rooms that I design, in my own home and for clients as it’s a calming, grounding color. The color blue is often associated with natural elements like the sky and the ocean and studies show that the color blue actually has an effect on the metabolism and creates a chemical calming effect. Isn’t it amazing that color can do that?

Shannon Coppage, Sing the Blues, Acrylic on linen, 36 x 24 in, $795
Shannon Coppage, Sing the Blues, Acrylic on linen, 36 x 24 in, $795

Blue also symbolizes truth, loyalty, wisdom and confidence. Once when I was in college a friend had just come back from Italy and had seen the Sistine Chapel. I said, “Wasn’t it incredible?! It brought tears to my eyes when I saw it.” My friend shrugged and said “the sky was a tight blue.” Well, Michelangelo, even you can’t win them all but at least your “tight” blue stuck in his mind. Blue has a way of doing that. So here’s a few of my favorite pieces in the gallery right now that have blue as the star.
Hunt Slonem, Palm Beach, Oil on wood, 31 x 25 in, Inquire about pricing
Hunt Slonem, Palm Beach, Oil on wood, 31 x 25 in, Inquire about pricing
Leigh Suggs, Own Place II, Cut acrylic, 41 x 28 in, $5,500 ($550/mo)
Leigh Suggs, Own Place II, Cut acrylic, 41 x 28 in, $5,500 ($550/mo)
Andrea Ferrigno, Blue Fiddle, Pastel on paper, 58 x 55 in, $5,420 ($542/mo)
Andrea Ferrigno, Blue Fiddle, Pastel on paper, 58 x 55 in, $5,420 ($542/mo)
EttaVee, Moonlight in Montmartre, Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas, 47 x 47 in, $4,780 ($478/mo)
EttaVee, Moonlight in Montmartre, Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas, 47 x 47 in, $4,780 ($478/mo)
Taelor Fisher, Collect and Gather, Oil and natural pigment on canvas, 60 x 48 in, $4,320 ($432/mo)
Taelor Fisher, Collect and Gather, Oil and natural pigment on canvas, 60 x 48 in, $4,320 ($432/mo)
Rebecca Stern, Simple at First, Acrylic, ink and hand-embroidery on raw quilted canvas, 42 x 64 in, $3,250 ($325/mo)
Rebecca Stern, Simple at First, Acrylic, ink and hand-embroidery on raw quilted canvas, 42 x 64 in, $3,250 ($325/mo)
Kristi Kohut, Live the Dream #2, Mixed Media, 27 x 60 x 7 in, $2,950 ($295/mo)
Kristi Kohut, Live the Dream #2, Mixed Media, 27 x 60 x 7 in, $2,950 ($295/mo)
Mo Lashbrook, Botanical Arrangement I, Mixed Media, 24 x 24 x 1 in, $800
Mo Lashbrook, Botanical Arrangement I, Mixed Media, 24 x 24 x 1 in, $800
Kate Blomquist, Bocks 11, Cyanotype on paper, 10 x 10 in, $400
Kate Blomquist, Bocks 11, Cyanotype on paper, 10 x 10 in, $400
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