Kathi Wilson from LaGrange GA grew up in Forest Park, Ga.  After graduating from Forest Park Senior High she began a career with Delta Air Lines in Atlanta, GA. And retired in 2006.  She always wanted to learn to paint so in 2009 when a friend invited her to join an artist group at her home she jumped at the chance to fulfill a lifelong dream.  Since then she has enjoyed art instruction and workshops at the Village Art Studio in Manchester with many nationally known artists. Today Kathi spends most of her free time with brush in hand.  She has won numerous awards for her art at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Ga.