Crystal DiPietro

Paintbrush, Original Painting

2022

Artist Comments
Artist Crystal DiPietro depicts a breathtaking view of red paintbrush flowers blooming on the edge of a cliff. She captures Lee Peak and Charleston Peak in the Spring Mountains outside Las Vegas with bold outlines and brushwork that aptly captures the impression of the terrain. Majestic blue-green mountains loom in the background, balancing the dark earth tones with vibrant, verdant hues. Crystal contrasts the delicate flowers and rugged mountains with watercolor washes and intricate ink lines, creating mesmerizing movement and depth.

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: mountains, flowers, cliff, southwest, southwestern, western, west, landscape, nature, wildflowers, mixed media Spring Mountains, Las Vegas, America, peaks, wildflowers, impressionism, impressionism, nature, mixed media artwork, green

Paintbrush
Crystal DiPietro
Watercolor and ink on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2022
32 in. h x 42 in. w x 1.25 in. d
6 lbs. 0 oz.