I have to say, Leonid Afremov‘s paintings are festivals of colors.  They are as overwhelming as fireworks exploding against a clear night sky—as the hot and almost overpowering sweetness of chocolate and caramel melting inside the mouth—as the intense fragrance of fresh jasmine assaulting the nostrils—as a heart-rending vibrato that lingers long after the singer has closed her mouth.  I can say a lot, and I can say very little about the paintings, but my words can never truly do justice to them.

I discovered the artist’s work at 9gag.com of all places, and found a nice compilation of the paintings in this really great blog, which I reblogged, but I’m crediting again anyway.

Make Something Mondays

So, there’s this artist… Leonid Afremov. He is AMAZING. He paints only with oil and a palette knife and creates something new every day of his life. His work is original and phenomenal at the same time. The colors are brilliant and uplifting and I can’t get enough.

 

Leonid according to Deviant Art:

“I’m a professional artist. i paint with palette knife with oil on canvas. Art is my life and I paint every single day. it makes me happy to see people enjoying my art. God gave me a gift of being able to paint good and I thank him for that everyday buy painting and having my art affordable to buy. I was born in city of Vitebsk in 1955. Amazingly enough I was born in the same town as Marc Chagall, the famous artist who also founded the Vitebsk Art School along with Malevich &…

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