This is a book about how colour works. As well as the technical aspects of the properties of pigments and how to choose and balance a palette, there is also an extraordinary creative element to the book. This makes for a guide which, while being quite highly scientific, is also comprehensible to the artist, being couched in language that relates to the studio rather than the laboratory. The books is extensively illustrated and terms such as substrates, duochrome and luminescent are explained both in words, and by example paintings that show you what happens when you put colour on paper. It's an old saw that artists need, but don't want to learn about the properties of their chief stock-in-trade, but this book makes the process a pleasure.-The Artist

Lexi Sundell is an internationally known acrylic artist and teacher who lives and works in Montana. Her award-winning work appears in collections throughout the world and has been shown in museums and major shows. She is particularly known for the luminosity she creates in her paintings, which often feature flowers from her extensive gardens.