ACRYLICS (1997-2001): “Early paintings quickly established Reiner as a colorist par excellence; he also excelled at balancing the exigencies of minimalist conceptualism with the desire to see something beautiful. Color and text wed in luscious, large-scaled canvases that explored quotidian themes and observations . . . small miracles that often occur in unremarkable circumstances.” (From an unpublished 2013 essay by writer/critic Tobey Crockett, Ph.D.)