This is an original oil on canvas from my older collection, now you can see the picture in higher resolution.. I use only a palette-knife for painting. I have not used a brush in this painting. I use only natural oil paint and 100% pure cotton canvas. This painting will be available for auction on www.afremov.com Each original oil painting by Leonid Afremov is truly a one-of-a-kind unique piece of art. With his artwork in private and public collections throughout the world, the purchase of an Afremov original is a great investment as his artwork continues to appreciate. Please send me your comments. I love taking constructive criticism. You can leave the comments here on deviant art or send them to my email vitebskart@yahoo.com, or facebook Facebook: [link] Twitter: [link] Afremov Online community [link] My gallery: [link] My you tube video gallery where you can see me paint pieces from beginning to end: [link] Truly Your, Leonid Afremov
criticism? oh goodness, now i have to find something i don't think is quite right about this piece! haha! well, let me start with what i like. i love this technique in general, i don't know why i haven't encountered it before! i love how you were able to create shadows and depth in the snow. i love the leaves on the foreground trees, because i think they look like little pieces of paper in the wind. MY FAVORITE PART is that reflection on the water, which was the first thing to catch my eye! i think i like that so much because it's rainbow colors and the textures on it are very interesting. i almost don't want to stop looking at it
the only thing i can offer criticism about is those bushes/trees in the background. i'm not sure i quite like them, because they don't seem to fit, although i can understand why you'd have them (who wants to go on painting skinny trees forever, right?). my suggestion, instead, is to create a horizon line or distant mountains or something. i know these wouldn't immediately stop the trees, but they'd give you some way to fill up the space without getting a black tree-filled confusion.
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