Charles “Chico” Wheeler is a reticent Highwayman and did not want any biographical information about him published. It is known that he began to paint in the mid- to late 1960s and once worked making frames for Alfred Hair. He was the last Highwaymen to be recognized. Wheeler worked as a fruit picker.
Wheeler’s friendship with Livingston Roberts afforded him entry into the skill and recognition of these famed lush Florida landscapes. Learning the distinctive technique of oil painting mastered by fellow artists since the late 1950s, Charles Wheeler paintings derive their appeal from the richness of the style and subjects.
Wheeler is a reticent Highwayman and did not want any biographical information about him published. It is known that he began to paint in the mid- to late 1960s and once worked making frames for Alfred Hair.
