Color of the Year 2024

Liz Lidgett • September 20, 2023

As announced by Sherwin Williams, Upward SW 6239—it'z breezy blue, and I love it.

I’m probably one of the few people who gets excited about the color of the year when it’s announced … it comes with the job. Sherwin Williams just shared the winner— Upward SW 6239! A “breezy, blissful blue” with an invitation to slow down, take a breath and allow the mind to clear. Well, I like that. And so do many of our artists. Here’s a few beauties at the gallery currently singing the breezy blue Upward color song.

Upward SW + gallery art collection

Rebecca Stern, Falling From Behind

Falling From Behind

Allison James, Wavy Rost

Wavy Rost

Nate Nettleton, Lantern In The Night

Lantern In The Night

Andrea Ferrigno, Spiritus Mundi

Spiritus Mundi

Kristen Abbott, Calm In The Chaos

Calm In The Chaos

Bethany Mabee, Veer I

Veer I

Eliana Bernard, Wall Hanging No. 6

Wall Hanging No. 6
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