A contemporary American realist, Don Nice integrates Expressionist and Abstract Expressionist techniques with a realist focus and energy derived from Pop Art. He combines his naturalist's interest in observation with an artist's compulsion for artistic vision, embracing popular culture and certain critical issues of our time. John Driscoll's knowledgeable text is based mainly on personal interviews and conversations with Nice.John Driscoll is the author of three art books and the coauthor of two. He contributes to Macmillan's Dictionary of Art, and he has written articles about many American artists, including Marsden Hartley, Edwin Dickinson, and John Stuart Ingle. Director of Babcock Galleries in New York City, Driscoll is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Art Dealers Association of American is currently is Chair of the Advisory Board of the Palmer Museum of Art.