Leonid Afremov
Leonid Afremov is my one of favorite painters. I respect him
because of his dynami use of colors, but has a calming touch. I love his art
because I can feel the warmness from all of his artwork. I also respect him
because he uses a palette-knife which he mastered using for 10 years instead of
using regular brushes. Since 1995, he has made about 4000 paintings which are
usually landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, and portraits of musician.
Afremov was born in Belarus in 1955. He started painting
when he was seven years old. Later on, he took painting class in high school.
Even though he was trained more to be a teacher than an artist during his college
years, he built up his painting skills with oil and participated in various
exhibitions since 1977. After he moved to Israel in 1990 for a advertising
painting job, his paintings became brighter, lighter, and joyous.
