Leonid Afremovis a RussianIsraeli modern impressionistic artist who works mainly with a palette knife and oils.
Before the advancement of online sales and eBay, Afremov was a struggling artist.
During the early 1990s, Leonid Afremov was mainly working with watercolors and acrylic.
He was painting what people were buying, with very little artistic freedom.
Dmitry proved himself to be a good door-to-door salesman.
Within a year, Leonid acquired enough funds to open his own gallery and frame shop in Ashdod.
In 2004, Leonids son Boris was introduced to eBay by his friends.
They tried to sell a couple of paintings by auction and immediately received positive approval.
Paintings were sold for hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars and everything sold without exception.
For the first time Afremov was given the opportunity to paint what he really wanted.
At this point the real artistic journey began.
The exposure on eBay gave him opportunities for commission orders and access to different galleries.
However, because of negative experiences with galleries, Leonid preferred to sell directly to the collector.
Thanks to the internet exposure, Afremov participated in various local TV shows around the USA.
Afremov currently resides in the popular resort town Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, near Cancun.
