"I thought I was too old…" - Draw Paint Academy

Someone wrote on the Draw Paint Academy about page:

“I want to learn as well. I thought maybe I was too old at 76. You just challenged and inspired me. Thank you so much.”

The good thing about art is, age is not much of a limiting factor. As long as you can pick up a pencil or brush, you are good to go!

If anything, art is the perfect thing to pick up in your later years. It’s easy on the body and will keep your mind sharp. There’s also the deep sense of fulfilment you’ll get from creating something from scratch with your own hands. It doesn’t need to be a masterpiece. It just needs to be yours and created by your efforts.

My grandmother started painting several years ago and it really sparked something in her. She has been prolific! Every time I visit, she has dozens of new drawings, paintings, and other creations to show me. She is getting pretty good too, though she won’t admit it.

Of course, your “prime” as an artist may be in your younger years, as with anything. I remember reading about how Sargent felt like he lost some dexterity in his later years:

“Portraiture may be all right for a man in his youth, but after forty I believe that manual dexterity deserts one, and, besides, the color-sense is less acute.” John Singer Sargent

But Sargent was a highly trained and skilled master and he would have felt even the slightest reduction in his abilities due to his age. For the rest of us, it’s less of an issue.

So if you’re on the fence, give it a go. Don’t worry about your age. Young or old, it doesn’t matter. There’s no better time to start than today.

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Happy painting!