Leonid Afremov is a Mexican painter I stumbled upon via Pinterest.  I immediately fell in love.  I like very dramatic color contrasts as I prefer bright, sharp, vivid color to muted shades.  His ability to capture glowing light with a pallet knife impresses me.

I don't know the first thing about "good" art.  I know when I go to art museums or galleries and I see "art" that I could personally make that I am unimpressed.  Four pieces of plywood painted in various shades of paint scream "The Emperor's New Clothes" to me.  But what do I know - I have no art work hanging in a professional art gallery.  I know what I like and that is that.

I first saw a painting by Leonid Afremov titled "Where Dreams Come True" and I knew immediately that if I could find a large enough print of it I would buy it.  I had no luck of finding it.  The pallet knife creating the colors in the trees is really compelling to me.  I found another painting of his called, "Stroll In the Fog" that I liked very much as well and I was able to buy a print of it in a gallery wrapped canvas.  I now have it hanging over my fireplace and I cannot express the pleasure I get seeing it every day.