Eugene Gladstone ONeill was born on October 16; 1888 in a hotel bedroom in what is now Times Square; New York. Much of his childhood was spent in the comfort of books at boarding schools whilst his actor father was on the road and his Mother contended with her own demons. He spent only a year at University - Princeton - and various reasons have been given for his departure. However whatever his background and education denied or added to his development it is agreed amongst all that he was a playwright of the first rank and possibly Americas greatest. His introduction of realism into American drama was instrumental in its development and paved a path for many talents thereafter. Of course his winning of both the Pulitzer Prize (4 times) and the Nobel Prize are indicative of his status. His more famous and later works do side with the disillusionment and personal tragedy of those on the fringes of society but continue to build upon ideas and structures he incorporated in his early one act plays. Eugene ONeill suffered from various health problems; mainly depression and alcoholism. In the last decade he also faced a Parkinsons like tremor in his hands which made writing increasingly difficult. But out of such difficulties came plays of the calibre of The Iceman Cometh; Long Days Journey Into Night; and A Moon for the Misbegotten. Eugene ONeill died in Room 401 of the Sheraton Hotel on Bay State Road in Boston; on November 27; 1953; at the age of 65. As he was dying; he whispered his last words: "I knew it. I knew it. Born in a hotel room and died in a hotel room."
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good for this beginnerBy CarolRoThough I understand some watercolor technique; I havent accomplished much until I started doing the exercises in this book. The first time doing the exercise; it is not good. The second time better. Every time I do it keeps getting better. This is a great book to learn with.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This book is fascinating!By leslie1738I am fairly new to watercolor painting and therefore Im checking out different kinds of techniques. This book is fascinating! The authors approach is different from traditional watercolor books that I have read. I will be spending a lot of time going through this book applying his techniques to my paintings/compositions.10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Changing your direction in watercolorBy ArtmistyThis book is essentially a course that if you follow diligently will give you the experience of painting in a loose style with strong colours. If you enjoy painting in a neat and tidy manner the book will challenge your values. Whether you will continue to paint this way in the future is up to you but you will have had the experience. This style of painting is where you put down a quick brush stroke and mostly leave it alone. Reid is generous with his knowledge. You will learn about his ideas of composition which are definitely not middle of the road. He is a good teacher even though the book lacks a bit of detail in parts. However it does have plenty of individual exercises. Its a good book for an artist with intermediate experience looking for some new directions. The fact that its about painting flowers is really incidental. Its certainly not for the botanical artist. I enjoyed the experience.
