Crystal DiPietro

Evening in Valley of the Gods

2017

Artist Comments
This is a distant view of the hoodoos in Valley of the Gods in Utah. The glowing sunset light and long shadows as I prepared to camp made the place feel mystical. This painting is on a gallery wrapped canvas with finished white edges. It comes varnished, wired and ready to hang.

About the Artist
Many artists work with the landscape, but Crystal DiPietro sees her works as different from most in the genre. I tend not to see landscapes as soft and pretty, but as rugged, dramatic and colorful. Many of her works depict wild storms and moody sunsets. She spends a lot of time in remote spots and uses layers of color to create her compositions. Her work hovers between a brief impression of a scene and a pure dream. Crystal's landscapes of southern Utah seem to undulate and continuously change. What's interesting, though, is that these mountains and valleys seem to do the same thing in person. In these areas, the view changes constantly throughout the day as the light shifts, throwing shadows of faces, mazes and alien patterns across the cliff faces. Crystal impressively captures what's there, and what seems to be but isn't.

Evening in Valley of the Gods
Crystal DiPietro
Oil painting on stretched canvas
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2017
18 in. h x 24 in. w x .75 in. d
1 lbs. 8 oz.