Fishing By The Sunset
Leonid Afremov
Leonid began his paintings with oil and strove to perfect his techniques over years of hard work. However, it is said that his talents did not reach their full heights till he moved to Israel where "the scorching southern sun filled with colors and brightness made Leonid's painting positive and joyous."
Leonid's art tends to be very unique in the way that he paints using a palette-knife rather than the typical brushes most artists tend to use. Using this instrument to paint, instead of scraping paint off a canvas, gives an amazing feel to his paintings that is hard to capture using other media devices
I chose this piece particularly because it is a picture of a sunset. I have always found myself fond of sunsets, clouds, and really the sky in general often finding myself sitting outside on the porch watching the sun as it sets (or rises) over the hills. On top of the sunset aspect i really enjoy the technique that is being used for this painting. Where the art is very vibrant and colorful, i would not call it "crisp." Meaning that the marks used tend to be wavy and splotchy. (not sure if splotchy is a word)
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