Crystal DiPietro

Morning at Canyonlands, Original Painting

2023

Artist Comments
A morning scene unfolds at the Canyonlands National Park in Utah. The rising sun lights up the landscape, creating purple shadows on the cliffs with beautiful wildflowers sharing the view. The use of color washes and defining lines evokes the essence of the Western atmosphere.

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: canyon, canyonland, desert, Utah, wildflower, flower, sunrise, cliff, southwest, west, western, morning, expressionism, landscape, western, mixed media artwork, purple

Morning at Canyonlands
Crystal DiPietro
Watercolor, ink, and gouache on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2023
18 in. h x 22 in. w x .75 in. d
1 lbs. 0 oz.