Onelio Marrero

The Woodcarver, Oil Painting

2021

Artist Comments
Part of artist Onelio Marrero's series of paintings exploring craftsmen at work in their environments. In this scene, Onelio captures a woodcarver in his studio, bathed in soft natural light. "I've always marveled at those who work with their minds and hands to fashion unique handmade crafts," says Onelio. "I love to observe the close relationship between workers and their deceptively disorganized environments."

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: wood, work, craft, craftsman, carving, carver, shop, studio, workbench, interior, window, sunlight, tools, clutter, man, impressionism, people, representational, oil painting, brown

The Woodcarver
Onelio Marrero
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2021
18 in. h x 24 in. w x 1 in. d
1 lbs. 0 oz.