Crystal DiPietro

Stormy Day in the San Juans, Original Painting

2024

Artist Comments
Storm clouds hang over the stunning high peaks of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. The rugged rocks rise against the sky while a green valley stretches below. Fine ink lines bring form to loose watercolor washes, creating a dramatic contrast between light and shadow. Artist Crystal DiPietro also used pencil, ink, and gouache to create the piece.

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: mountain, Colorado, Rockies, San Juans, cloud, storm, dramatic, peaks, southwest, panoramic, valley, mountain range, expressionism, landscape, mixed media artwork, purple

Stormy Day in the San Juans
Crystal DiPietro
Pencil, watercolor, ink, and gouache on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2024
20.25 in. h x 44 in. w x 1.5 in. d
4 lbs. 8 oz.