On not being able to paint
About this book
This author wrote the great book."A life of one's own."She was the sister of the scientist P.B.Blackett who won the Nobel Prize for physics. She became a psychoanalyst and this book is an original and creative effort to understand the blocks preventing her from creativity. She had always wished to be a painter but was unsatisfied with how her work felt dead and meaningless when she simply followed the" rules" It is now recommended in Art Schools but is fine for the general reader with a little understanding of Freud. She also wrote,"An experiment in Leisure" and "Eternity's Sunrise" which like her first book are based on her diaries,She died i 19998 aged 97 and her last book has just been published [ Bothered by Alligators]She left it unfinished and someone else has edited it, There are some colour plates in it.All worthwhile, amazing and life changing reading
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 178 readers · 184 pages · ≈ 3 h 24 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read On not being able to paint?
About ≈ 3 h 24 m — 184 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is On not being able to paint?
184 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is On not being able to paint?
It sits on the Psychology shelves.
Is On not being able to paint in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does On not being able to paint take place?
It is set in Sussex, London, Surrey during It was written between 1939 and 1950.
Who wrote On not being able to paint?
Marion Milner.