“This may be something of a new approach to growing older. It’s certainly a healthy alternative to an extended life of consumerism: cruises that pamper, prepackaged experiences or the promise of a soft landing in a retirement village with endless rod iron railings.”
What am I supposed to accomplish in my act three? On stage, it’s the most exciting act, so why not in life. Is there something I may be better at now that wasn’t my forte in the past?
The answer, I’ve discovered, is yes.
I’ve been making television commercials for the past 46 years and films on assignment for 30, but the idea of being an artist responsible to no client—responsible only to my inner sense of what’s pleasing, distinctive and works—has called to me for as long as I can remember. And this, the last third of life, may be a good time to be one. If I have improved in anything over the past 50 years, it is temperament. Balance and good heartedness are well suited to the creative process. And the elder brain, I’ve learned, if prodded to be playful, can still make the sparks that lead to breakthroughs.
At the age of 70 my brain and my elder self may be well suited to a kind of creative process that it balked at in my younger years. I can grasp the bigger picture more quickly now and I have the patience to take the many small steps to bring that picture to life. Because I know myself better, know my strengths and weaknesses, any journey I take will have fewer false starts and fewer dead ends.
My journey is to be a journey into the mysteries of art and the creative process. By art I don’t mean a million dollar museum-mounted masterpiece. I mean something original. I mean something driven by an irrational vision. I mean something almost nuts—but that works. Something aesthetically pleasing and created with an audience in mind but, crucially, that audience is not a marketplace or client.
Years of Possibility Ahead
So it is that I’ve begun to ply a craft I know well, documentary filmmaking, in order to see if I might push it to a higher, dare I say celestial orbit. I will become an artist. Not a dabbler. Not a Sunday painter. Not a journal or letter writer. Not a whittler and passer of time , but a died in the wool capitol “A” Artist and seeker of truth. I doubt that I’ve made this mark in my decades of work for clients, and now I wonder if I can make it for myself.
It’s likely that I’ll have a lot of time.
Healthy Baby Boomers today can expect to live another 20 to 30 years, a lifetime in a previous age. Data suggests that only four percent of those now over 65 will ever be housed in the kind of nursing facility where we visited our parents and our grandparents. Only seven percent of those now between 75 and 85 will need any kind of assistance whatsoever for many years in the daily tasks of life. Disease will come and parts go, something will always be chasing you, but you might have a bigger lead than you think.
In “The Art of Aging,” Sherwin B. Nuland, MD tells us that the brain never stops growing in key areas of thinking. The number of brain cells in healthy older people decreases just slightly. The aging brain, he says, “may have decreased numbers of synapses in some areas, but this is compensated for by such factors as plasticity: the ability of the synapses to become stronger and therefore more effective.”
That’s interesting. Something actually improves. I can see it in myself. There is less spinning of the wheels, a talent develops for quickly seeing the gestalt, the big picture. Experience counts. Time and energy are saved. Perspective leads to proportionate response. Patience excels, and a lot gets done.
Older is better for being unruffled. Little things don’t bother me so much. The world goes its crazy way. I’m not buffeted.
I’m an American. I have food on the table, a roof over my head and a backyard. I’m the luckiest person on earth.
And I have all this old information. Good. New information is almost instantly obsolete. A grounding in old information drives most things anyway, even new technology.
And I can still think straight. At 70, I’ve learned, there is more than enough space left on the cerebral hard drive to accumulate more and distill what we have into original thinking. The vast superstructure of my 70-year-old brain, Dr. Nuland tells us, “contains increasing numbers of reference points to which incoming new material can be quickly categorized and stored.” Conceptual thinking. I may not remember my neighbor’s phone number or the name of the film student I just met, but a bit of short-term memory loss should not, I’ve discovered, slow down my journey into the mysterious land of art and artistry.
The Aging Brain and the Creative Process
The creative process is not solely a function of brainpower, anyway. It’s an emotional process supported by technique and craft, things that only experience can teach. When you’re older, god willing, your judgment is better; your discernment, critical in the creative process, may be better. You trust yourself more. And then there’s that matter of play, critical to the creative process—it’s uniquely accessible only to the old and the young.
Maybe, in fact, the last third of life is a bit like the first. There was no plan for those early chapters. You were simply plopped down, given some parameters, told to work within them and figure it out. Your brain cells and neural pathways grew by leaps and bounds as you backed into your future blindly or played at what you had a knack for until a path opened up and you found your way. “Play” is the operative word here — meaning risk without consequences, delight in the unexpected and a happy attachment to the here and now.
In youth the road is wide open, anything is possible — the job at hand is to poke and prod, test the equipment and strut your stuff. It was those intervening years with kids and careers that were more or less prescribed: food, clothing, cars, schools, flights. If you were white, male and ambitious — and, as I say, lucky — you rode the whirlwind as far as you could in a field where you staked your claim.
Now at age 70, I find once again there is no plan, there are no rules and no need to strut my stuff. I’ve staked a claim in my field and maybe even attained a bit of control — and I have nothing to prove anymore. Face to face with my certain demise, it seems I have plenty of fuel still in my tank, and once again there’s time to play.
Starting Down the Path to “Artist”
So off I go.
If you’re going to die anyway, maybe the third act is a great place to throw caution to the wind. Why not pursue that unicorn called Art? Spending less energy on the busyness of life, I can spend more energy at its edges, the place where eccentrics, fringe thinkers and artists reside.
With a knee replacement, a bit of hearing loss, a new pair of glasses and a layman’s understanding of the aging process, I’ve begun my journey into artistry by learning as much as I can about artists, especially the older ones. What is art and who is an artist are questions best answered by history. So I’ve started moving forward by looking back at those who history has accepted as artists. I’ve looked at how they lived their older lives and what they accomplished in their later, sometimes last years.
Here, by way of anecdotal evidence and a little help from the library, especially Nicholas Delbonco’s wonderful book “Lastingness,” is some of what I’ve learned:
- Melville wrote his second masterpiece “Billy Budd” when he was an all but forgotten man in the final years of his life.
- Thomas Mann completed what would be one of his greatest works, “Confessions of Felix Krull,” the year he died at 80.
- In his 80s Peter Mathieson won the National Book Award.
- Dorris Lessing, still writing, won the Nobel Prize for Literature at 88.
- Ragtime pianist Eubie Blake was still at the ivories at 100.
- Pablo Casals practiced every day and still played brilliantly at 96.
- The painter Titan died, painting, at 99.
- Picasso at age 87 produced 347 masterpieces of erotic imagination, nearly 50 pieces a month for seven months.
- Carmen Herrera didn’t even sell her first work until age 89.
- Georgia O’Keefe, though mostly blind, was still at work at 95, having moved from painting to sculpture, which she produced with assistance and by feel.
- Matisse created an entirely new medium of expression, decoupage, at the age of 75, which he was still producing when he died at age 84.
- Tolstoy gave up writing novels at 70, but the creative fervor carried on. He became a fierce revolutionary and then a peasant/recluse, but he was causing trouble until the day he died.
These and countless other tales of aging artists have been inspiring, and science is on my side. With a bit of good fortune, attention to self-maintenance (goodbye Jim Beam) and a little less exuberance, I’m continuing as a filmmaker down the rabbit hole called art.
Play—a New Approach to Aging
Initially, I gave myself a six-month window in which to produce an original work that satisfied my inner vision as well as others in my field.
I embraced the concept of process and play — “being” instead of “producing”—and worked to shed the lifelong ingrained idea of delivering a fixed product according to proposal and plan.
Going from product to process and play is a giant leap, but it’s not life threatening, as long as you’re comfortable with chaos. And chaos is welcome in the world of artmaking because, ideally, you should have no idea of what you’re doing—at least, no way of explaining it to anyone else. “It” doesn’t exist yet. “It” is a process.
So, in dramatic pursuit of my “art project,” I went into something of an undisciplined frenzy. I would make a film, I decided, by myself. I wrote and shot scenes. I went deep instead of broad. And not having to deliver a product or fulfill expectations, I was not afraid to play.
For many, this may be something of a new approach to growing older. It is certainly a healthy alternative to an extended life of consumerism: cruises that pamper, prepackaged experiences or the promise of a soft landing in a retirement village with endless rod iron railings.
The fact is that fully functional life may be twice as long as we thought it was. The whole field of gerontology is only 50 years old, and most of that was time spent studying disease and decay. Nobody studied the upside of age. People simply didn’t live long enough to make the case. The idea of living an original life at 70—or creating original work — was not a broadly accepted option.
At 70 I may be better suited to expressing my artistic sensibility than I was at 20, when I wanted to be another Ernest Hemingway. Will I now produce art? I have no idea. But this I do know. Moving into my 70s, I shouldn’t be limited by age from trying, and if art was ever your calling, neither should you.
Bob Belinoff is a filmmaker as well as a writer and speaker on creativity and aging. His first narrative fiction film, “Seventy,” opens at the Taos Shortz Film Fest on March 31. You can reach him at bob@digitalwkshop.com. Visit Bob Belinoff on Facebook.
This story was first published as “The Upside of Seventy: How Brains Get Better with Age and My Journey Into Art” on Medium.com.
Top photo: Bob Belinoff
COMMENTS
19 responses to “The Upside of 70”
Bob – glorious article! Several years ago I wrote a book, “Lunch with Lucille” that speaks to the value of age. The mantra “age is an asset.” So often we are bombarded with hide the gray, get ride of the wrinkles – our age is deemed to be a liability. But as you know, and write, that is not true. As I travel around the country speaking on positive aging, I am met with people such as yourself that are living examples of the power of age. Thank you for the article. Would love to see “Seventy” and it’s follow-up. I shall follow it’s progress. Salute!
Thanks Annarose…would like to now more about your speaking engagements on positive aging, please send me any links or info on you…best to you. Onward! bob@digitalwkshop.com.
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Hi Bob, just published, at 70, a serious book on how Americans can understand Canadians better.
See Americanada.us. Problem is, such an exalted age gets me nowhere in the world of academia and social media and the effort, despite years of research and a journalistic background, is being ignored. Maybe a little realism is required at this age, but I’m definitely not ready for the golf links yet…several of the those commenting suggest they are working on artistic projects that perhaps deserve wider attention. But ageism, if not aging itself, is pretty entrenched in society and the expectation of fame if not fortune is a bit of a pipe dream, I think in retrospect. But it doesn’t hurt to try, I suppose, because any attention you might get is certainly well deserved when the competition from younger folk, and peers, is severe.
Fascinating and true. I think with the exception of a small handful of
very public figures…when you age you just disappear. You almost become a ghost,
you don’t count. Interesting the way obituaries, even of luminaries do not show an
older picture of the deceased, but a younger one, like they kind of stopped at a certain age.
I think you have to form a new relationship with your self first and let the world do what
it may. I love your comment and look forward to
checking out Americandida. Thank you! rb
Loved your article! Although, I am “only” 60, I realize the value of what you have written. I left my cubicle job 2 years ago to pursue my passion of photography. That has grown into a new world for me. For the last 5 years I have been donating my time to local animal shelters to create glamour photos for their adoption portraits. In 2014 I left my day job to do this full time. It is so rewarding and great networking friendships have come from this. I have grown artiscally more than ever. My signature on my portraits is whimsy. So I encourage everyone to go out and be artistic and play! Let your mind go wild with ideas. Have fun. Be you! Be young at heart and mind.
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Whimsey! A magic word. Love it…and your photographs. Thanks so much Kelly for your comments on my article, feedback as you no doubt know, means a lot…keep smiling and go wild till the cows come home..best to you, bob.
I thank you for this article I too am 70 and in pretty good health, nothing gone but teeth as of right now and I’m waiting on new ones (smile) But I did get my BA just last year and I’m thinking of working towards a BFA in October. More and more I don’t think the degree is so important. I am a visual artist, self taught since I was 12 or so but then I thought I needed credentials. HA! They didn’t know me then and they still don’t know me. But that’s alright. Its my gift to do and work with as I please. It is play as you say and I can now have some fun. Sometimes I get lost in the pity world but thanks to you, at least for a little while, I can straighten up and just be. Being 70 is an accomplishment, it is a place in time we get too if we have taken care of ourselves up to this point. (something like that) Its having a mindset that was developed early and it has helped maintain the way you see the world, the way you see yourself. We are going to die, that’s a given but I say don’t go to it, let it come to you or something like that.
Anyway, I love your attitude and I wish you look on becoming an artist. Do play, do have fun with it.
Sally, thanks for your note…I just now saw it and realized I can reply …feedback means a lot and I appreciate yours. About dying…your so right; don’t go to it, forget it…let it come to you…meanwhile…we play! My best to you…bob.
I really like your article! I myself am 70, and I do have some health issues which limit some of what I can do. However, my brain is still in great shape and I’m in the process of writing the huge multi-volume novel I started some 10 years ago! I also am making notes of things to add to my autobiography that I wrote an overview of some years ago. I’ve published nothing and maybe never will, but I enjoy writing; in fact, I can’t seem to not write. Thank you for the inspiration! I keep telling myself about the now-famous people who created great works in their older years. Now I have more info to add to those reminders.
Julie, thanks for your comments…I think the limiting issues you talk about are at the heart of the creative process…its the limitations that drive the process, create the frame, define the work we do…they aren’t limitations, they’re the changing rules of the game…be wonderful…bob.
When you are in your 70’s, it is possible to draw on your 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. These decades of the “Younger you,” show themselves at the most opportune moments. I often recognize these special years as I socialize, exercise and laugh and cry. I am thoroughly amazed at how wonder my 70’s have been.
I am a 72 year old male enjoying the moment!
Totally agree Bud, amazing that we have to wait so long to appreciate the moment…love being receptive to my younger self, as you say…some kind of blueprint which we need to honor always…appreciate your thoughts…best. bob
I’m seventy. That is the most hopeful article I’ve read in a long while. Thank you.
Very nice article. I wish I could focus on a hobby or even being more creative. However, I am more concern d with our country, the direction and the casting aside of climate change even though science says FACT. We need to think of our children and grandchildren over and above profit. Become an activist!
Mary, I don’t know that you can get more creative than being an activist…activist writer, activist film maker, activist poet, activist change agent…all putting your powers to work…..bob
This inspired me I am having issues with writing my memoir- from 1986-1990 I helped produce and host about 85 thirty minute tv shows and 10 one hour documentaries about lgbt history. Lots of celebrities the beginning of aids parades parties etc the two men I created with died from aids in the late 80s it’s a great story I am writing my story then I want to make a documentary I am 75 and I get stuck lost but reading your story inspires me thank you
Thank you Melinda, 85 thirty minute show, 10 hours of docs…you inspire me! bob
Hi Bob! I loved this article because you have expressed so clearly what many of us think and know. I may only be 61 but I suspect there is so much more to the remainder of my life than settling for a “Sun City” experience of growing older and playing golf for as long as my legs will carry me. I too want to go deep instead of long. Good luck with your project and I look forward to experiencing your coming work. ~Kathy
Thank you Kathy….my sort film “Seventy” just went to the Taos Film Festival and I’m hard at work on its allow up “Georgia O’Keefe and Me”…follow its progress on my Facebook page “Seventy” bob belinoffand I look forward to checking out Smart Living 365…be wonderful…bob
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Drones
Learn why more and more drones are taking to the skies!
Mindfulness Apps
Mindfulness Apps
This lecture introduces mindfulness and its physical and mental benefits, such as reducing anxiety, improving memory, and lowering blood pressure.
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Morning Stretch
Morning Stretch
Start your day with a short morning stretch!
Podcasts de un vistazo
Podcasts de un vistazo
¿Quiere adquirir información en una forma auditoria? Le mostraremos la manera de hacerlo con los podcasts.
Introduction to Estate Planning Resources & Tools
Introduction to Estate Planning Resources & Tools
A simple plan is better than no plan! Get to know a few free and low-cost resources that make it simple to plan your estate.
Taijiquan (Tai Chi)
Taijiquan (Tai Chi)
Relax your mind and strengthen your body with this gentle exercise class.
P2P Payment Services
P2P Payment Services
In this lecture, you’ll learn about some of today’s most popular P2P payment services, including PayPal, Venmo, and CashApp.
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Good Morning, Senior Planet!
Good Morning, Senior Planet!
Start your week off right with a preview of the week's upcoming programs and a guided meditation session!
Morning Stretch
Morning Stretch
Start your day with a short morning stretch!
MyChart
MyChart
Learn how MyChart can help you keep all your health information in one place, communicate with your providers, and have a virtual visit.
Functional Strength Training
Functional Strength Training
Use bodyweight, bands, and dumbbells to build your strength.
Mandarin Multilingual Technology Program: 介紹: 智能手機的相機不只能用來拍照 (Smartphone Camera Uses Beyond Photography)
Mandarin Multilingual Technology Program: 介紹: 智能手機的相機不只能用來拍照 (Smartphone Camera Uses Beyond Photography)
快來瞭解 QR code 的功能與其他更多有趣內容!
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Stronger Bones
Stronger Bones
Activate the joints and muscles and increase mental focus during this exercise class.
Morning Stretch
Morning Stretch
Start your day with a short morning stretch!
Smartphones at a Glance
Smartphones at a Glance
How smart are they? We'll tell you all about smartphones.
Introduction to Learning Apps – Languages & The Arts
Introduction to Learning Apps – Languages & The Arts
This presentation will introduce you to apps that help you learn different languages, explore the arts and art history, and even show you how to play instruments.
Intro to Chatting with AI
Intro to Chatting with AI
Learn how to make the most out of ChatGPT and other AI software.
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Morning Stretch
Morning Stretch
Start your day with a short morning stretch!
Virtual Tour: Chevreuse, France
Virtual Tour: Chevreuse, France
Join Senior Planet and our tour guides from Discover Live for a virtual visit to Chevreuse, France!
點對點付款
點對點付款
如果您還不太了解點對點付款,快來聽聽這堂講座!
Fit Fusion Workout
Fit Fusion Workout
Get your heart pumping during this fun, high-energy workout!
YouTube
YouTube
This presentation will give an overview of the free content available on YouTube and show you how to navigate the site with ease.
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Balance/Strength
Balance/Strength
Activate the joints and muscles to become limber and increase balance during this exercise class.
Morning Stretch
Morning Stretch
Start your day with a short morning stretch!
Internet of Things: Wearables
Internet of Things: Wearables
Learn about the health, wellness, and personal safety benefits of wearable technology.
Saving Money with Tech
Saving Money with Tech
Explore ways that tech can help you save money and manage your finances!
eBay & PayPal
eBay & PayPal
This lecture provides an overview of the popular auction website eBay and the pioneer online payment service PayPal.
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Morning Stretch
Morning Stretch
Start your day with a short morning stretch!
Internet of Things: Healthcare
Internet of Things: Healthcare
Come learn how the medical industry is embracing the Internet of Things (IoT) technology to treat patients remotely.
Introducción a la IA
Introducción a la IA
¡Venga a chatear con ChatGPT y aprenda sobre IA!
Taijiquan (Tai Chi)
Taijiquan (Tai Chi)
Relax your mind and strengthen your body with this gentle exercise class.
Introduction to Heart Rate Monitor Apps
Introduction to Heart Rate Monitor Apps
Did you know your phone can measure your heart rate? Learn about free heart rate monitor apps and why they can be useful.
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Morning Stretch
Introduction to Learning Apps – Languages & The Arts
Open Discussion – Lunch & Learn
Digital Coupon Tools
Morning Stretch
Video Chat
Tuesday Talks – Lunch & Learn
Intro to Smartphone Photography
Morning Stretch
Virtual Tour: Bahia, Brazil
Wellness Wednesday – Lunch & Learn
Internet of Things: Entertainment
Songwriting Night
Morning Stretch
eBay & PayPal
Tech Discussion Group – Lunch & Learn
Instagram Posts & Stories Demo
Morning Stretch
Intro to Selling Online
Aging Discussion Group – Lunch & Learn
Intro to Gaming
Good Morning, Senior Planet!
Morning Stretch
Affordable Home Internet
Mandarin Multilingual Technology Program: 介紹: 關於 Zoom 的一切 (All Things Zoom)
Fit Fusion Workout
Stronger Bones
Morning Stretch
Graphic Design Tools
Telemedicine
Chair Yoga
Morning Stretch
Introduction to Hosting on Zoom
圖工具介紹
Fit Fusion Workout
Intro to Photo Editing Tools
Balance/Strength
Morning Stretch
Crowdfunding for Entrepreneurs
iPhones
Crowdfunding for Entrepreneurs
Morning Stretch
All Things Zoom
YouTube
Taijiquan (Tai Chi)
Food Delivery Apps
Good Morning, Senior Planet!
Morning Stretch
Functional Strength Training
Online Health Resources at a Glance
Mandarin Multilingual Technology Program: 介紹: 圖工具介紹 (Intro to Photo Editing Tools)
Stronger Bones
Morning Stretch
Internet of Things: Smart Cities
Protecting Your Personal Info Online
Introduction to A.I.
Morning Stretch
Google Maps
Fit Fusion Workout
翻譯工具簡介
Online Travel Sites
Balance/Strength
Morning Stretch
Introduction to Nextdoor
Anti-Virus & Malware Removal Programs At a Glance
Internet of Things at a Glance
Morning Stretch
Intro to Smartphone Photography
Cancelled – Drones
Taijiquan (Tai Chi)
Cloud Storage
Good Morning, Senior Planet!
Morning Stretch
Functional Strength Training
Intro to Translation Tools
Mandarin Multilingual Technology Program: 圖工具介紹 開放問答室 (Intro to Photo Editing Tools Open Lab)
Stronger Bones
Morning Stretch
Digital Tools to Boost your Business
Mobile Health Apps
Everyday Uses of AI
Morning Stretch
Virtual Tour: Stockholm, Sweden
AI 人工智能簡介
Fit Fusion Workout
Virtual Museum Tours
Balance/Strength
Morning Stretch
Intro to Managing Your Privacy
Drones
Mindfulness Apps
Morning Stretch
Podcasts de un vistazo
Introduction to Estate Planning Resources & Tools
Taijiquan (Tai Chi)
P2P Payment Services
Good Morning, Senior Planet!
Morning Stretch
MyChart
Functional Strength Training
Mandarin Multilingual Technology Program: 介紹: 智能手機的相機不只能用來拍照 (Smartphone Camera Uses Beyond Photography)
Stronger Bones
Morning Stretch
Smartphones at a Glance
Introduction to Learning Apps – Languages & The Arts
Intro to Chatting with AI
Morning Stretch
Virtual Tour: Chevreuse, France
點對點付款
Fit Fusion Workout
YouTube
Balance/Strength
Morning Stretch
Internet of Things: Wearables
Saving Money with Tech
eBay & PayPal
Morning Stretch
Internet of Things: Healthcare
Introducción a la IA
Taijiquan (Tai Chi)
Introduction to Heart Rate Monitor Apps
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