Onelio Marrero

Missing the Moments, Oil Painting

2020

Artist Comments
Onelio endeavored to convey our culture's modern fixation with our phones. "It seems that wherever we are, we feel compelled to 'stay connected' even at the expense of missing the moments that surround us," he says. "I am mystified that even when accompanied by close friends in attractive settings, so many people just can't ignore their phones." In this painting, he contrasts the rustic pavilion with its cheerful lanterns and the electric glow of the young lady's phone screen.

About the Artist
Onelio Marrero paints city scenes of everyday life. In an impressionistic style he captures the romanticism of New York City, the picturesque fountains in Central Park and the wet city streets after a rainy afternoon. His use of warm tones creates a sense of nostalgia and the feeling that you have visited or seen this particular scene before. Onelio will often paint from direct observation, or he will work from a combination of photographs and combine numerous sources into one piece. In this way his work combines reality with fantasy, creating a new story with each painting. His work captures an appreciation for beauty in all of its greatest forms; nature, art, and people.

Words that describe this painting: restaurant, cafe, night, phone, woman, lady, table, interior, social media, impressionism, people, representational, oil painting, green, black

Missing the Moments
Onelio Marrero
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2020
12 in. h x 16 in. w x 1.25 in. d
1 lbs. 0 oz.