Is it possible that Wilson has been creating art for about 60 years? An article published by The Orlando Sentinel newspaper in the early 1980s, Wilson said he had been painting since the early 1960s. It is most likely that he started as a boy. At the time of that interview he had two studios, one in Tennessee and another in Wisconsin. His studies were at the Hunter Museum of Fine Arts in Chattanooga, where he spent two years working on painting and two years drawing. In the interview he said “I drew for two years solid, then got into color”. Wilson has spent years on the art festival circuit, packing up his art booth and moving on to the next street festival, weekend after weekend. During moments of respite, he creates work that fill his booth. There is a long list of accolades and awards by art judges and critics that have observed and judged his work. A quick glance at his lengthy list of awards would have you believe he should qualify for a national life-time achievement aw