Kirk Reinert is an American artist who resides in upstate New York. He is a self-taught painter who became one of the leading illustrators in the genres of fantasy, horror and science fiction. His gifted sense of light, color and form gives him a special talent for putting life into everything he paints and creating a truly believable experience that touches the imagination of the viewer and brings a feeling of magic to his work. Although Kirk enjoys working with oils and watercolor, the majority of his paintings are painted with acrylic paint on board.