Afremov is known for his use of many different colors in his paintings. In First Snow, the leaves on the trees in the picture hold various colors. Behind each street light there are many warm colors used. These colors include red, yellow, and orange. Farther away from the street lights, nearing the edges of the painting where there is not as much light, the colors start to become cool colors. These leaves are an assortment of violets and blues. In the middle of the painting, above the road, intermediate colors are used. An assortment of light greens, …show more content…
Afremov used a special knife palette technique which is a bit unusual and it makes his art easy to recognize. The artist was born on July 12, 1955 in Vitebsk, Belarus. He is a Russian-Israeli modern impressionistic artist who has developed a very unusual technique and style all of his own. Afremov is also unusual in that he has achieved most of his following through the use of the Internet and eBay sales. He does not perform many gallery showings. However, his career got off to a slow start and he moved around to various places in the US and Mexico. He currently resides in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, near Cancun. His work consists of mostly landscapes and seascapes and his topics tend to be considered very colorful and politically