Onelio Marrero

Good for the Soul, Oil Painting

2024

Artist Comments
An elderly man and a young girl immerse themselves in sketching great paintings in their drawing books, engaging deeply with the displays at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Artist Onelio Marrero enjoys observing people appreciating art as much as the artwork themselves. This piece is part of his ongoing series featuring museum and gallery-goers.

About the Artist
Artist Onelio Marrero paints impressionist scenes of everyday life. Whether he captures the romanticism of New York City or the soothing quiet of a rippling pond, he infuses each piece with the visual magic of the moment. He creates a sense of nostalgia and intimacy with his work, offering the feeling that you have visited the same place before. “Each play of light, each texture, and each movement of a figure can have a captivating effect on me,” says Onelio. He studied at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, where he mastered discerning color and values—giving him the tools to create work with superb spontaneous appearance. Onelio’s work is an appreciation for beauty in all its grandest forms; nature, art, and people.

Words that describe this painting: museum, artist, gallery, New York, MET, Metropolitan Museum of Art, man, kid, child, sitting, interior, impressionism, people, oil painting, green

Good for the Soul
Onelio Marrero
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2024
20 in. h x 24 in. w x 1.25 in. d
2 lbs. 0 oz.