I don't really count as an artist, and I ... guess mid 30s counts as old?
But I am finally in a living situation where I am not harassed by mentally unstable, incompetent narcissists, who seemingly invent a new neurosis that is now also my problem every week.
I finally have solitude, and can interact with people on my own terms, at my own pace, and I've seriously never had better baseline mental health.
I am loving the shit out of being a recluse!