Onelio Marrero

Morning Contemplation, Oil Painting

2020

Artist Comments
"In this painting, I wanted to further my explorations of interiors in dramatic lighting and the look of folds on unmade beds," explains artist Onelio Marrero. "The woman in the room is nearly silhouetted in the window frame during her morning contemplation of the day ahead. I painted the sheets in vivid broken colors with painterly brushstrokes reminiscent of John Singer Sargent's treatment of white drapery."

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: sheets, sunlight, window, backlight, woman, bedroom, interior, hotel, bed, curtains, John Singer Sargent, Sorolla, morning, light, pillows, lady, impressionism, people, representational, oil painting, green

Morning Contemplation
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
18 in. h x 24 in. w x 1.25 in. d
2 lbs. 0 oz.