Onelio Marrero

Skimming Slag, Oil Painting

2021

Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero captures the intensity of a foundry worker in his workshop and surroundings. "I used a less is more approach in rendering the steam and heat of the cauldron as a metalsmith skims slag from the molten metal," says Onelio. "The crucible is narrowly visible amidst the light in the billowing smoke and steam." Onelio used a combination of washes, loose brushstrokes, and impasto texture to convey the light and intensity of the moment.

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: furnace, metal, cast, foundry, smoke, steam, fire, molten, slag, forge, blacksmith, bronze, steel, iron, crucible, man, worker, workshop, studio, impressionism, people, representational, oil painting, orange

Skimming Slag
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 1.5 in. d
2 lbs. 0 oz.