Hezekiah Baker is one of the earlier Highwaymen who started painting in the mid-1960's. Like other Highwaymen he was strongly influenced by Alfred Hair and his Highwaymen sales techniques.

Hezekiah says he always wanted to paint, not just occasionally but seriously. Life, as it has a habit of doing, got in the way and he earned his living as an insurance salesman, merchant and lately as a restaurant owner.

Mr. Baker still lives in Fort Pierce today. He no longer paints.