Onelio Marrero

Stalling and Waiting, Oil Painting

2023

Artist Comments
The title of this painting expresses artist Onelio Marrero's observations of people sitting alone in restaurants and cafes. In this case, a woman waits against the windows that flood the cafe with morning sunlight. Onelio intentionally includes various objects on the table that suggest she may be accompanied by an absent character or be alone ruminating. He works with a broad range of brushwork while simplifying unnecessary details.

About the Artist
Artist Onelio Marrero paints impressionist city scenes of everyday life. He captures the romanticism of New York City, from the picturesque fountains in Central Park to a glistening city street on a rainy afternoon. He creates a sense of nostalgia and intimacy with his work, offering the feeling that you have visited this particular scene 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 his work a more spontaneous appearance. Onelio’s work is an appreciation for beauty in all of its greatest forms; nature, art, and people.

Words that describe this painting: restaurant, bistro, cafe, table, eatery, figure, woman, breakfast, sunlight, interior, dining, pensive, thoughtful, figure, people, dining, table, shadow, window, impressionism, oilpaint, interior, indoor, profile, impressionism, people, oil painting, beige

Stalling and Waiting
Onelio Marrero
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2023
16 in. h x 20 in. w x .75 in. d
1 lbs. 8 oz.