Onelio Marrero

Grappling, Oil Painting

2024

Artist Comments
In 2023, artist Onelio Marrero began a series of oil sketches featuring men painting buildings high above city sidewalks. Inspired by one, this piece captures a worker adjusting his climbing gear, with paint buckets hoisted at his sides. Onelio’s fluid brushstrokes reveal the interplay of shadows and the abstract patterns left by the paint roller.

About the Artist
Artist Onelio Marrero paints impressionist scenes that capture the romanticism of New York City or the soothing quiet of a rippling pond. His work evokes nostalgia and intimacy, giving the viewer a sense of having visited the same places before. “Each play of light, each texture, and each movement of a figure can have a captivating effect on me,” says Onelio. Living in New Jersey, he enjoys the luxury of having his favorite subjects to paint—whether it's the urban surroundings or the abundant nature just a short walk from his home. When he’s not painting, Onelio spends time with his grandchildren and immediate family, cultivates bonsai plants, and reads.

Words that describe this painting: painter, wall, climber, bucket, rappel, worker, city, shadows, figure, figurative, back, man, impressionism, people, oil painting, beige

Grappling
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 16 in. w x .75 in. d
0 lbs. 12 oz.