Lionel Reinford (Honduran American, 1942 – 2020)
Winter in New England, 1977
acrylic on canvas
Museum Purchase through the Sinon Collection Fund and Gift of Mary Levin Koch, 2017.9
31” x 46”
“After receiving some basic instruction in painting techniques and materials, Mr. Reinford quickly developed his own signature style based on his observations of art history, folk art, and nature. He uses bright colors, sinuous lines, and clear crisp compositions to create images of places from his childhood in Honduras, to scenes of local interest, to views of landscapes from his travels across the United States and the world. His paintings are also informed by history, folklore, childhood memories, and his vivid imagination. In Mr. Reinford’s world, the sun shines at high noon in cloudless skies. Every detail is clear, and everything is ordered without being rigid. Mr. Reinford says that he paints in a ‘plain style,’ to ‘show the world as he would like it to be.’” – Mr. Reinford’s World Exhibition text, Fitchburg Art Museum