Simple Pleasures: The Color Blue; Cool, Calm and Collected

Renowned for its composed demeanor, blue is a tranquil presence. It doesn’t intrude or pester. Instead, it merely makes itself known. In terms of the psyche, the color blue is known to impact the mind positively. Blue represents patience and understanding, which is why we feel so comfortable around it.

Barbara Cole, Blue Bow from Shadow Dancing
Barbara Cole, Blue Bow, Shadow Dancing, 2022, Archival Pigment Photograph

Bernard Faucon, La Fin du Cabanon, Chambre de la Gitane, 2005, Archival Pigment Photograph
Bernard Faucon, La Fin du Cabanon, Chambre de la Gitane, 2005, Archival Pigment Photograph

Clive Arrowsmith, Bowie Twisting (back in color), London Studio
Clive Arrowsmith, Bowie Twisting (back in color), London Studio, 1977, Archival Pigment Photograph

Karen Knorr, Ganesha's Mount, Chavi Niwas, Jaipur
Karen Knorr, Ganesha’s Mount, Chavi Niwas, Jaipur, 2011, Archival Pigment Photograph

Melvin Sokolsky, Free Bubble Parking II
Melvin Sokolsky, Free Bubble Parking II, 1963, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum

Michael Eastman, Cyanotype #20
Michael Eastman, Cyanotype #20, 2019, Cyanotype Photograph

John Dugdale, Peonia
John Dugdale, Peonia, 1998, Cyanotype Photograph

Francesca Piqueras, Sarmiento I, Apres la Fin, Patagonie
Francesca Piqueras, Sarmiento I, Apres la Fin, Patagonie, 2016-2017, Archival Pigment Photograph

Andre Lichtenberg, Mirrored Illusion
Andre Lichtenberg, Mirrored Illusion (Impossible Utopia), 2017, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum

Kimiko Yoshida, The Torero Bride with a Black Suit of Lights, Remembering Picasso (Self-portrait)
Kimiko Yoshida, The Torero Bride with a Black Suit of Lights, Remembering Picasso (Self-portrait), 2006, C-Type Color Photograph

Nick Brandt, Bus Station with Elephant in Dust
Nick Brandt, Bus Station with Elephant in Dust, 2018, Archival Pigment Photograph

Ken Browar and Deborah Ory, Miriam Miller, New York City Ballet
Ken Browar and Deborah Ory, Miriam Miller, New York City Ballet, 2016, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum

Xan Padron, Time Lapse, Chelsea Piers, NYC, 2018
Xan Padron, Time Lapse, Chelsea Piers, NYC, 2018, Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum

Garry Fabian Miller, A Near Bright Future, Lambda C-type Photograph from Unique Dye Destruction Print, 2021
Garry Fabian Miller, A Near Bright Future, 2021, Lambda C-type Photograph from Unique Dye Destruction Print

Sandy Skoglund, Catching Chance, 2000
Sandy Skoglund, Catching Chance, 2000, Archival Pigment Photograph

Stephen Wilkes, Robson Bight. B.C., Day to Night
Stephen Wilkes, Robson Bight. B.C., Day to Night, 2016, Fuji Crystal Archival Photograph


Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.

We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.