Debbie Pacheco

Cafe Highlight, Painting, Oil on Canvas

2024

Sidewalk cafes are common in the city. In spite of space being at a premium there is a way to enjoy the outdoors and engage in conversation. For one lost...

Walking at night in the city seems to be an extension of the day. The surrounding lights so bright they add an an air of excitement. The artwork is painted in detail then covered i...

Cafe. 2004, canvas, oil, 73x60 cm Kaspars Perskis (1975) was born in Riga, Latvia. This is where he studied painting and was granted a master’s degre...

Artist Comments
In his distinct style of impressionism, artist Onelio Marrero displays a man in a suit reading the news as he sits by an empty dining hall. He bases the piece on sketches of a Back Bay, Boston restaurant named Bistro du Midi. He creates a narrative of an imaginary proprietor perusing a newspaper before the establishment opens and the clients fill the place. Onelio gives the viewer a sense of the décor and light streaming through the windows - beyond it, a hint of the Boston Public Garden.

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, newspaper, bistro, cafe, table, Boston, Public Garden, Boston Common...