Leonid Afremov

Leonid Afremov is a Russian-Isreali painter. His paintings are done in exaggerated colors in an impressionistic style. His weapon of choice is oil paint on canvas. He displays his work mostly though online media, not really doing displays or exhibits in public or social settings.
I found this artist a couple years ago and really liked his work and then just recently came across him again. I love the vivid and vibrant color in his work and enjoy that his paintings don't have much inner depth to their meaning and that they are mostly neutral focusing on the aesthetic beauty.
What I like about this work is that the swirling painting mostly in the background makes it seem like the figures have been paused in motion. I feel like the motion aspect give the painted more life to it then just dancers in a pose. I also love the vibrant colors and the realistic tones of the figures.












This is the image that I first saw of the artist's work. I was immediately drawn in by the color and vibrancy of it. I've noticed in a lot of his paintings that he paints the sky in a very specific manner. He uses a variety of colors and has obvious brush strokes. He make the sky almost look like confetti.












Source:
http://afremov.com/pages.php?pageid=2
http://static.picassomio.com/images/art/pm-21495-large.jpg
http://37.media.tumblr.com/633846bd759000cd0dff3a5e211121d6/tumblr_mhb7rgIVxg1rqkogmo2_250.jpg