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school, which takes up much of her time.
Pat said he was fortunate to know what he has always known, namely, that he would be an artist. The devotion comes naturally to him while others struggle with the issue of what to be devoted to.
Jane admires his conviction. “He’s firm in his decisions,” admitting that she is not so firm in hers.
At this point in the discussion Pat rose from the couch to refill all three coffee cups, which had been emptied for the sixth time. All present admitted to being coffee addicts.
As Pat disappeared into the kitchen he continued talking about conviction. Not hearing him from the living room and wanting, suddenly, to prove her decisiveness, Jane shouted “I’ve decided to raise African Violets.” She got him with that one.
Pat returned and divulged that last year he “made a living” off his art sales for the first time.
He sold 12 works apiece to both the Bank of Delaware and the Wilmington Trust Company, in addition to selling out shows in both Virginia Beach and Wilmington. In all, he sold 40 finished pieces last year.
Patton Wilson describes his paintings as following in the tradition of American realism. “The roots are American.” He is constantly attracted to the same scenes. Having grown up in a rural area on the Eastern Shore, he claims “You can’t paint what you don’t know.”
What he knows and knows well is the Eastern Shore and Old Hollow, between which he alternates for painting sessions. He occasionally ventures from Old Hollow to spend as much as
two to three weeks on the, Eastern Shore where he paints ocean scenes and, in general, works with a different light from that in Old Hollow.
He can do quite well in Old Hollow, however. Jane told of a six-month
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