The sailing thread!

Gerald · 08-08-20, 04:35 AM

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Ah, Leonid Afremov! One of my favourite painters, two of his works beautify my home! Unmistakable technique and style.

Belarus?

Skybird · 08-08-20, 05:12 AM

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Belarus?

Belarus, Israel, Mexico, Florida. He works with oil and palette knife exclusively, his technique is unmistakable. I love his pictures of rivers, parks and couples in parks most. His expressive use of colours sometimes is a bit kitschy, but often it remainds me of dream landscape and their unique attraction, I just love it, I get lost in it, and it triggers strong emotional reactions in me. A certain kind of mediterranean melancholy, or a mix of joy and melancholy you often have in French movies.

He has his own platform, but the much more complete gallery there once was, unfortunately is gone.

These I have in my home, both are amongst his most-known, though he varied the basic motive in dozens of pictures: river, night promenade, park, couple, autumn. Its an endless motive in his work.

(click them)

More:
https://afremov.com/de/

Gerald · 08-08-20, 05:24 AM

OT! In what way did you come in contact with his paintings? ... He was undeniably a man with an inner and present beauty. The versatility is apt.

Skybird · 08-08-20, 05:40 AM

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OT! In what way did you come in contact with his paintings? ... He was undeniably a man with an inner and present beauty. The versatility is apt.

Not before now I learned of his death, last August, it seems?!

Dont know where I learned about him, somewhere online.It was one painting that immediately reminded me of a fire and candle lit garden landscape at midnight from a dream I once had and remembered for long time, because I loved it so, and felt so paradisically happy and completeley arrived in it. If I would give an idea of what afterlife should feel like, that dream would be it, and if I would be certain that death is like that scene, I would not be around here anymore since many years. That painting incredibly directly connected to me, like being struck by lightning. It was a revelation. I do not have it, unfortunately, also not the title. Searching for it again later on led me to collecting many downloads of his paintings from across the web, like those above, but the one I looked up I never foud again. Thos edownloaded images I have by the dozens.

Quite poetic a story, in a way, isn'T it.

Gerald · 08-09-20, 01:33 AM

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Not before now I learned of his death, last August, it seems?!

Dont know where I learned about him, somewhere online.It was one painting that immediately reminded me of a fire and candle lit garden landscape at midnight from a dream I once had and remembered for long time, because I loved it so, and felt so paradisically happy and completeley arrived in it. If I would give an idea of what afterlife should feel like, that dream would be it, and if I would be certain that death is like that scene, I would not be around here anymore since many years. That painting incredibly directly connected to me, like being struck by lightning. It was a revelation. I do not have it, unfortunately, also not the title. Searching for it again later on led me to collecting many downloads of his paintings from across the web, like those above, but the one I looked up I never foud again. Thos edownloaded images I have by the dozens.

Quite poetic a story, in a way, isn'T it.

What you tell can in many ways be a realization that only you experience once in a lifetime ... a bit like the first love many had in early years.

captainadccdacaptain · 08-09-20, 08:47 AM

The boat of my dreams; a beautiful ketch

Catfish · 08-09-20, 09:45 AM

^ ^very nice photos and stories!

The mediterranean sea is beautiful, surrounded by interesting and nice places (some not quite as nice, as in the Levante.. like recently near Beirut

).
I have mixed feelings when it comes to sailing there, it can be beautiful, and like in the baltic you do not have to take tides into account, but if unlucky you can have dead calms for days or weeks (summer) or you can have the most violent storms. Not that we did not also have the latter in the baltic, but the "wine-dark seas" of the med (hello Aktung) are a bit special as we found out.
It is better to prepare every day and thoroughly look for the weather forecasts, when you are the skipper i found the responsibility takes a bit away from the fun ..

Aktungbby · 08-09-20, 11:37 AM

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The boat of my dreams; a beautiful ketch

such dreams are often 'ketch as ketchcan'!!

Skybird · 08-08-20, 05:24 AM

Okay,more by Afremov, more topic-related:

Skybird · 08-08-20, 05:31 AM

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Those intense colours, this courageous use of them! I get stoned by these colours!

Gerald · 08-08-20, 05:43 AM

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I get stoned by these colours!

Fantastic and a real statement!

Skybird · 08-08-20, 06:27 AM

https://afremov.com/Deal-of-the-Day/...s-vyo#pageId=1

You can open every offer, and then zoom into every painting.

Or here, sorted by categories:
https://afremov.com/de/paintings-cre...fremov-studio/

Gerald · 08-08-20, 06:50 AM

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https://afremov.com/Deal-of-the-Day/...s-vyo#pageId=1

You can open every offer, and then zoom into every painting.

Or here, sorted by categories:
https://afremov.com/de/paintings-cre...fremov-studio/

Thank you!

Gerald · 08-08-20, 06:34 AM

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The moment that you first lose sight of land and are alone with your boat, surrounded by nothing but sea and sky, is a powerful experience for any sailor and one that cannot be truly described until it is experienced. As anyone who has reached that moment will tell you, it is not something to be undertaken lightly, even if you are only traveling port to port. Any sailing excursion requires planning and attention to safety, but ocean sailing requires a great deal more thought and preparation. You have to take what you need from land with you, plan for the unexpected, and be prepared for all sorts of setbacks.

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	OT! In what way did you come in contact with his paintings? ... He was undeniably a man with an inner and present beauty. The versatility is apt. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,799 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ ^very nice photos and stories! The mediterranean sea is beautiful, surrounded by interesting and nice places (some not quite as nice, as in the Levante.. like recently near Beirut ). I have mixed feelings when it comes to sailing there, it can be beautiful, and like in the baltic you do not have to take tides into account, but if unlucky you can have dead calms for days or weeks (summer) or you can have the most violent storms. Not that we did not also have the latter in the baltic, but the "wine-dark seas" of the med (hello Aktung) are a bit special as we found out. It is better to prepare every day and thoroughly look for the weather forecasts, when you are the skipper i found the responsibility takes a bit away from the fun .. __________________ >^..^<)))>{ All generalizations are wrong. Last edited by Catfish; 08-09-20 at 11:22 AM.*

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,696 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Okay,more by Afremov, more topic-related: __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,696 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	post photo host images for free Those intense colours, this courageous use of them! I get stoned by these colours! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

08-08-20, 06:27 AM	#12
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,696 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	https://afremov.com/Deal-of-the-Day/...s-vyo#pageId=1 You can open every offer, and then zoom into every painting. Or here, sorted by categories: https://afremov.com/de/paintings-cre...fremov-studio/ __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 08-08-20 at 06:37 AM.