Born and raised on the east coast of in the United States, Nancy Reyner received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Columbia University. From creating costumes and sets for theater and film to coordinating public arts programs for the state of New York, she has had a wide-ranging career in the arts, all of which inform her work. She now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and has been painting for more than thirty years, exhibiting and teaching both nationally and internationally. Her previous books, Acrylic Revolution, Acrylic Innovation and Acrylic Illuminations offer a multitude of techniques and ideas with the intent to provide inspiration to artists everywhere. Please visit her website, nancyreyner.com, for current work, her painting blog, workshops and gallery representation.