Crystal DiPietro

Light My Way, Original Painting

2024

Artist Comments
Rocky hills glow under the warm light of late afternoon, their cool, saturated shadows adding depth and rich color to the scene. This intimate view unfolds against the backdrop of the vast desert mountains in Death Valley National Park. Artist Crystal DiPietro used a combination of watercolor, ink, and pencil to bring the landscape to life.

About the Artist
Artist Crystal DiPietro paints majestic sceneries inspired by her personal trips to beautiful untamed places. She creates landscapes as rugged and dramatic—setting her style apart from the usual soft and delicate perspectives of the genre. Crystal pursued art school in Washington, D.C., where she got to go behind the scenes in major galleries and explore hiking, a huge source of her work inspiration. She composes her work with bold natural views in unique angles, vibrant colors, and loose brushstrokes. With her own photography used as a reference, Crystal expresses the details in her paintings slowly, in layers, the same way a photograph develops. “I intend to show a subtle beauty where the viewer may never have thought to look,” says Crystal. Her work hovers between capturing a brief dream and a contemplative impression of the scene. She achieves this by allowing viewers to come away with new respect and appreciation for the worlds around them.

Words that describe this painting: desert, mountain, sunlight, colorful, west, western, southwest, Death Valley, California, view, tranquil, expressionism, landscape, mixed media artwork, purple

Light My Way
Crystal DiPietro
Watercolor, ink, and pencil on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2024
24 in. h x 36 in. w x 1.5 in. d
4 lbs. 8 oz.