Want a Solo Show When Youre 90

Guest blogger Mckenna Hallett is the owner of My Golden Words and the author of the E’s of Selling. She helps artists brand and market their work more effectively.


My 90 year old mother-in-law, Betty Hintz, has a solo show in July this year at a gallery near her home. But, she has been so very busy lately that she is now working almost daily to get the 20 or so pieces completed. She is rushing because she is going to Bali this June. She needs to finish before she leaves.

Just sayin’…! Be careful what you wish for when you embark on a career as an artist. There is very little to stop an artist or creative entrepreneur from creating as long as they can hold a tool or push paint onto canvas. Ever notice that creative souls tend to live a long time? Mickey Rooney is in the headlines as I write this having just passed at the age of 93 – and he was working on a film!

Can you imagine yourself painting (or Zip-Lining like Betty did last December while visiting us on Maui) into your very senior years? Betty mostly works with pastels, and some acrylic paintings. She has always been cautious in her exposures. And, unlike a stone carver, the work is not too taxing overall.

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