early life and career scottie wilson, also known as louis freeman, was a scottish, jewish, outsider artist born in glasgow, scotland in 1891. he started his artistic career at the age of 44 and quickly gained recognition for his highly detailed style. the artistic journey wilson's work was admired and collected by notable artists such as jean dubuffet and pablo picasso, and is considered to be at the forefront of 20th-century outsider…