Onelio Marrero

Preparations, Oil Painting

2022

Artist Comments
"This painting is one in a series that explores the bustle of backstage dance recital preparations," states artist Onelio Marrero. He paints a captivating image with a flourish of brushwork and color that simultaneously expresses the energy of the world of ballet. The style, composition, and hues combine to create a vitality that beautifully conveys the art of the dance.

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: dancer, ballerina, costume, stage, backstage, ballet, tutu, recital, proscenium, dress, leotard, lyrical, dance, impressionism, people, figurative, figure, woman, oilpaint, impressionism, people, oil painting, brown

Preparations
Onelio Marrero
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2022
18 in. h x 24 in. w x .75 in. d
2 lbs. 0 oz.