Sailing With The Sun: Painting Analysis

This landscape painting of Sailing with the Sun, consists of a blend of yellows, oranges, blues, and blacks. It is a large body of water with the setting sun sitting just above of it. There is a little white sail boat in the water sailing towards the shore. You can see the ripples in the water, showing that the wind is slightly blowing across the top. The dark black mountains in the background give depth to the water and allows you to see how big and deep it actually is. The sky is a reflection of the waters colors, and there are clouds gathered around the sunset extending its light across the sky.

The two visual elements that I will describe are color and light. The colors the Leonid Afremov are yellow, orange, green, purple, black, grey, and many mixture in between. The outside edges of the water are purple and blue. The center of the water is orange, yellow, pink, and white. The outline of the sky is orange and yellow at the base and as it goes up, it turns to a more light/dark blue and purple color. The sail boat in the center of the painting is red, yellow, white, and grey. The mountains surrounding the water on the right side are dark grey and black, displaying the ruggedness of their structure. The lighting of Sailing with the Sun …show more content…
It was created in Boca Raton, Florida in 2015. Afremov is a Russian-Israeli artist who mainly works with palette knifes and oils. He is a self-representing artist who only sells his artwork over the internet, although he does have artwork in galleries and sells to dealers. He paints mainly landscapes, city scenes, seascapes, flowers, and portraits. The majority of his work is very colorful and flows throughout the page. All of his painting reflect the certain personal memories and emotions that he is feeling at the times that he paints. Afremov travels and takes pictures of the scenery or of certain objects in order to get his idea of what to