Sunday, April 1, 2012



"Farewell to Anger” (oil painting on canvas)
Artist: Leonid Afremov
Leonid Afremov’s landscaping of “Farewell to Anger” captures the emotion of a casual stroll through an old Belarusian city, with all the vibrant color and culture alive in this artist’s perspective. Afremov is one of the most power colorful painters.  His skill with a palette knife and oil paint creates vivid scenes and cityscapes full of bright colors and watery reflections. His thick strokes are almost mosaic in nature, but the result is not without detail where the colors merge.  “Farewell to Anger” is the result of long painting process and brings different moods, colors, and emotions.
Although all of his paintings have a very similar technique to them this particular piece stuck out. Afremov’s usage of the of a one point perspective in his “Farewell to Anger” really draws the viewers eyes down the the one pathway of the painting. It makes you want to know what is down the the rest of the path. The two people walking in the painting, seem to be walking away from this a past life, that may have not been filled with anger or not so good memories. It appears now the two people seem to walking towards the light at the end of the pathway, and entering into a future filled with positivity.
Its hard not to stop and look at Afremov’s usage of color in “Farewell to Anger”. His technique of  color is brilliant. He does an amazing job incorporating some of the basic elements of art such as movement, unity, balance, variety, contrast, and pattern. Even though landscape aren’t as brightly colored as Afremov’s makes “Farewell to Anger” seem, he has this way of putting your mind into this fantasy world through his art. He pieces make it so hard to pick out a favorite, because they are all so beautifully made.
So colorful, lovely and professional at the same time this breath taking piece will surely bring a lot of positivity and peace of mind.

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