Name: Melissa DiPeri
Title of Piece: Under My Feet
Size: 12"x12"
Medium: Watercolor, color pencil, ink on cold-pressed watercolor paper
Price: 450
Studio Number: 321
About the Piece: : When my childhood best friend took a sabbatical, she invited me to visit her in a place she'd called home for two decades: Hilo, Hawaiʻi. It was an invitation to wander off the map. The lush, untamed vegetation was overwhelming—I couldn't stop taking photos. This trip wasn't a tourist track; it was an experience of her island life, from the black sand beaches to the raw landscape around Kīlauea volcano. I channeled those vibrant memories into a layered visual representation of me walking through that intense green world. The journey began as a quick sketch for Inktober using alcohol markers, but the image stayed with me for years. Over the last three months, I finally brought it to life, piece by piece.
Name: Melissa DiPeri
Title of Piece: Under My Feet
Size: 12"x12"
Medium: Watercolor, color pencil, ink on cold-pressed watercolor paper
Price: 450
Studio Number: 321
About the Piece: : When my childhood best friend took a sabbatical, she invited me to visit her in a place she'd called home for two decades: Hilo, Hawaiʻi. It was an invitation to wander off the map. The lush, untamed vegetation was overwhelming—I couldn't stop taking photos. This trip wasn't a tourist track; it was an experience of her island life, from the black sand beaches to the raw landscape around Kīlauea volcano. I channeled those vibrant memories into a layered visual representation of me walking through that intense green world. The journey began as a quick sketch for Inktober using alcohol markers, but the image stayed with me for years. Over the last three months, I finally brought it to life, piece by piece.
