The Chronicler Of The Urals, Alexey Efremov

Today we would like to talk about the work of perhaps the most well-known Ekaterinburg artist Alexey V. Efremova. The painting "Spring evening on the street Chrysostom".
The painting depicts a perspective modern streets of Yekaterinburg Rose-Monaco. Our view passes by the famous 19th-century manor house Zheleznov's house.
The artist deftly manages to catch the setting sun, which glides with its rays on the surface of the building and breaks through the old architecture. The colours and hues pleasing to the eye. The warm hues add a sense of comfort in the urban environment, gently acting on the viewer.
The skill of the author lies in the unique transmission of light and air of his native city, written with great warmth and love, which has become a leitmotif of the entire work of Ephraim. This play of light and shadow creates a sense of presence in the painting, the Painter invites us to a state of an evening.
Efremov Alexey Valentinovich extols the beauty of old Yekaterinburg, focusing our attention on the moments of the city life of the past. Early in the morning, the painter, walking around looking for a suitable nature and creates a work a La prima, under the first impressions.
The main creative method A. V. Efremov is painting from nature. His urban landscapes are recognizable, realistic, yet not photographic. The author finds a certain degree of conditionality in the transfer of nature, making the selection of details in favor of the creative idea.
The main content of the work of the artist remains the transmission of air, light and a special environment.
The artist masterly plein-air paintings, enabling him to create loops and a series of works related to the history of his native land. He writes the Urals, which is dear to him, the places he knows and loves, so every story for the artist is the story of his personal history and associated places reflecting the state of nature and the weather, which the master detects coming into the open air. These are his landscapes painted in the vicinity of Verkhoturye or native Uktus. These works are filled with warm light, a sense of home, which are familiar to everyone. From this work Alexey Valentinovich so popular and close to every viewer. His style does not leave indifferent lovers of art and collectors with great enthusiasm wait for the new works of the author.