Onelio Marrero

Hammer and Anvil, Oil Painting

2024

Artist Comments
This impressionist painting is part of a series by artist Onelio Marrero, exploring craftsmen at work in their environments. Within this interior scene, Onelio depicts a blacksmith in his workshop. The piece shows his admiration for those who utilize both their minds and hands to create unique handmade crafts. He enjoys observing the intimate connection between workers and their deceptively disorganized surroundings. Onelio's brushwork vividly reflects the vigor, intensity, and action involved in shaping hot metal.

About the Artist
Artist Onelio Marrero paints impressionist scenes of everyday life. Whether he captures the romanticism of New York City or the soothing quiet of a rippling pond, he infuses each piece with the visual magic of the moment. He creates a sense of nostalgia and intimacy with his work, offering the feeling that you have visited the same place 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 him the tools to create work with superb spontaneous appearance. Onelio’s work is an appreciation for beauty in all its grandest forms; nature, art, and people.

Words that describe this painting: blacksmith, metal, worker, interior, anvil, man, fire, impressionism, people, oil painting, beige

Hammer and Anvil
Onelio Marrero
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2024
18 in. h x 24 in. w x 1.25 in. d
1 lbs. 8 oz.