Saturday, September 22, 2012

autumn chill

 As an artist, I always love thinking "what if" the autumn leaves turned a cool blue rather than the warm oranges, reds and yellow?  The series of blue leaves by Alexandra Sheldon leaves me wanting blue leaves. (no pun intended)
 As the clear colors of summer suddenly change, a part of me longs to hang on to the cool blues.
 Indigo has long been a favorite color.  My bridesmaids wore long navy sheath dresses.  This week will mark my 25th anniversary.


 A brilliant blue scarf would certainly add a hip cool vibe to my wardrobe.
 So would this royal blue tote.  It also comes in orange from here.
The first day of Autumn and I am inspired by The house of blue leaves and want to bring blue to add a chill factor to the rush of Autumn.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm very excited about fall! I broke out my blue and navy rugby shirt this week, and hope to be reaching for my navy cable crewneck soon.

pve design said...

John,
There is something about navy that just never goes out of fashion. Navy blue is classic all year. I am wearing a navy cardigan now!
Happy First day of Autumn.
pve

Acquired Objects said...

Nuts! I tried your link for that blue bag and it wouldn't go through, I want to see the orange....lol. I have this thing for orange go figure.

Enjoy your weekend!
XXX
Debra~

pve design said...

Debra,
The link works - the bag is from "And George"
pve

LPC said...

Happy 25th anniversary! I hope you have a wonderful day.

Diane said...

Really love all those blue leaves prints! Indigo and navy are two of my favorite neutral colors, and look great with French blue! I have a little of these in every room of my house. Happy anniversary! We just celebrated our 29th last week.

A Perfect Gray said...

beautiful post, patricia. and i caught the play 'the house of blue leaves' on pbs many moons ago and loved it. thanks for the reminder of it...donna

Purple Flowers said...

Happy 25th Anniversary Patricia. I wish you a beautiful year and many more to come!

Unknown said...

What an interesting thought! Actually, blue, in its many shades seems to work so well with autumn and its changing moods!

MJH Design Arts said...

Indigo is my favorite color--especially the indigo on chinese export porcelain. I even sleep better in an indigo room. Beautiful thoughts. Happy Anniversary, it's a big one.
Mary

BRASWELL said...

Blue is one of my favorite colors + have never thought of blue leaves. Thanks for that! xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

A Perfect Gray said...

you made a wonderful suggestion for sconces for me. I was really taken with how much I liked the ones you recommended. especially since they are NEW! you know how much I live for old things... thanks, patricia. donna