Amazing Water Color Arts by ZL. Feng. Ric stultz 2011. Magnificent Oil Paintings by Leonid Afremov. Part 1&-&AmO Images: Capturing the Beauty of Life&-&AmO Images: Capturing the Beauty of Life. Leonid Afremov is a Belarus born, Israeli modern painter who creates unique landscapes, cityscapes and figures using a palette knife rather than a brush to paint. "I tried different techniques during my career, but I especially fell in love with painting with oil and pallette-knife. Every artwork is the result of long painting process; every canvas is born during the creative search; every painting is full of my inner world. Each of my paintings brings different mood, colors and emotions. I love to express the beauty, harmony and spirit of this world in my paintings. . ~ Leonid Afremov Copyrighted by Leonid Afremov.