The Painter's Eye

by Amy L. Heebner

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Book Details

Language : English

Publication Date : 24/02/2014

Format : Softcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 146

ISBN : 9781493119325

Format : Hardcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 146

ISBN : 9781493119332

About the Book

New York and London, 1890’s. An American painter arrives in London, befriended by a British gentleman who dreams of becoming a respected art dealer. The dealer-friend has a list of wealthy clients but the American painter has an eye for the ladies, including married ladies like a mysterious former actress. The play first received a public reading with title, MINE EYE HATH PLAYED THE PAINTER, at the Dramatists Guild of America, New York City, May 21, 2010. Reading was sponsored by Z.R.D., Inc., in collaboration with Friday Night Footlights.

About the Author

Amy L. Heebner has worked in post-secondary education and theater in the United States and Switzerland. She has studied educational theatre in England, in addition to her schooling in the U.S. and German studies in Switzerland. She is also a visual artist and videographer. She is an associate member of the Dramatists Guild of America, NYC. She continues to reside in the New York City area as of 2013. You may contact her by phone or e-mail: zrd9000@aol.com. Respect for author’s copyright and privacy appreciated. Other scripts by Amy L. Heebner include: “After the Ph.D.” (stage play version of “Missing Data”), “A Personal History of the Artist” (short play, screenplay), “Dear Sister Teresa” (stage play, screenplay), “Missing Data,” (full-length screenplay). Other works by Amy L. Heebner include other stage plays and screenplays, chapters in two edited books, research reports, and articles in educational publications. She plans to prepare other scripts and a diary for future publication.

Customer Reviews

Art, Intrigue, and the Dangerous Allure of Beauty Amy L. Heebner’s Painter’s Eye is a deftly crafted tale that paints not only on the canvas but across the turbulent social mores of Edwardian society. Set in the gilded shadows of 1901 New York and London, this novel hums with the elegance of fine art, the tension of hidden desire, and the precarious dance between ambition and scandal. At its center is an American painter, bold and enigmatic, who arrives in London with more than just brushes and talent—he carries a hunger for beauty in all its forms, including the forbidden. His charm proves irresistible to a number of women, including those who have long since sworn their hearts elsewhere. Among them is a former actress turned society mystery, a woman cloaked in secrets and allure. Their relationship is the slow burn that keeps the pages turning with a velvet tension. But what makes this novel shimmer is the painter’s unlikely friendship with a British gentleman—a man driven not by art’s inspiration but by its value. He dreams of being a dealer to the elite, and sees in the American both his ticket and his test. Together, their ambitions intertwine, but so too do their vulnerabilities. As the dealer balances social aspiration with the volatile impulses of his friend, the novel poses a powerful question: What happens when art, love, and ambition all demand center stage? Heebner’s writing is lush yet precise, filled with sensory detail that places the reader directly in the mist-draped streets of London, in candlelit parlors where secrets smolder, and inside the studios where the artist’s “eye” is both gift and curse. With sharp dialogue and atmospheric depth, Painter’s Eye doesn’t just tell a story—it seduces the reader into the very world it creates. This is historical fiction at its most evocative: refined yet raw, elegant yet provocative. For readers who relish period drama laced with moral complexity, Painter’s Eye is a portrait worth studying—and savoring. It is good for movie Adaptation.

Alejandro Ruiz
"All the world's a stage, the men and women are merely the players," is exactly what THE PAINTER'S EYE brings forth. It is an intriguing story set at the beginning of the twentieth century. The screenwriter, Ms. Heebner, eloquently sets the tone and atmosphere of what life must have been like at this time. She cleverly has created each character with their own struggles to move ahead as well as being a pawn in one another game of chess. However, nobody loses, they just sacrifice what love might be, what lust is, and who appreciates art more.

Nick Rafello
Book Review: The Painter’s Eye by Amy L. Heebner Art, Intrigue, and the Dangerous Allure of Beauty Amy L. Heebner’s The Painter’s Eye is a deftly crafted tale that paints not only on the canvas but across the turbulent social mores of Edwardian society. Set in the gilded shadows of 1901 New York and London, this novel hums with the elegance of fine art, the tension of hidden desire, and the precarious dance between ambition and scandal. At its center is an American painter, bold and enigmatic, who arrives in London with more than just brushes and talent—he carries a hunger for beauty in all its forms, including the forbidden. His charm proves irresistible to a number of women, including those who have long since sworn their hearts elsewhere. Among them is a former actress turned society mystery, a woman cloaked in secrets and allure. Their relationship is the slow burn that keeps the pages turning with a velvet tension. But what makes this novel shimmer is the painter’s unlikely friendship with a British gentleman—a man driven not by art’s inspiration but by its value. He dreams of being a dealer to the elite, and sees in the American both his ticket and his test. Together, their ambitions intertwine, but so too do their vulnerabilities. As the dealer balances social aspiration with the volatile impulses of his friend, the novel poses a powerful question: What happens when art, love, and ambition all demand center stage? Heebner’s writing is lush yet precise, filled with sensory detail that places the reader directly in the mist-draped streets of London, in candlelit parlors where secrets smolder, and inside the studios where the artist’s “eye” is both gift and curse. With sharp dialogue and atmospheric depth, Painter’s Eye doesn’t just tell a story—it seduces the reader into the very world it creates. This is historical fiction at its most evocative: refined yet raw, elegant yet provocative. For readers who relish period drama laced with moral complexity, Painter’s Eye is a portrait worth studying—and savoring. It is good for movie Adaptation.

Alejandro Ruiz

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