Crystal DiPietro

Alpenglow, Original Painting

2024

Artist Comments
Warm hues of morning alpenglow bathe the mountain scene. The sun's first light kisses the rugged peak, illuminating it in a radiant orange, pink, and gold. The shadows below transition from purples and blues to soft lavenders as they stretch across the ridges. The greens in the forests create a mesmerizing contrast between warmth and coolness.

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, alpenglow, mountain, west, southwest, morning, dawn, view, cliffs, sunrise, morning, landscape, western, contemporary, mixed media artwork, orange

Alpenglow
Crystal DiPietro
Pencil, watercolor, and ink on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2024
34 in. h x 44 in. w x 1.5 in. d
6 lbs. 0 oz.