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Ellis Buckner (1943-1991)Everglades Sunrisephoto credit: internet
09/03/2026

Ellis Buckner (1943-1991)

Everglades Sunrise

photo credit: internet

Samuel Newton (b.1948)St. Lucie river, 24” x 18”, oil on Upson board, dated 1981, original crown molding frame painted b...
09/03/2026

Samuel Newton (b.1948)

St. Lucie river, 24” x 18”, oil on Upson board, dated 1981, original crown molding frame painted black

photo credit: scanned 1999 TJacobs photograph

Samuel Newton (b.1948)backcountry river with shelf cloud above, 18” x 24”, oil on Upson board, ca. 1960’s, original crow...
09/03/2026

Samuel Newton (b.1948)

backcountry river with shelf cloud above, 18” x 24”, oil on Upson board, ca. 1960’s, original crown molding frame with patterned gold highlights

photo credit: February 2007 eBay listing

Samuel Newton (b.1948)backcountry hammock, 24” x 48”, oil on Upson board, ca. 1960’sSam does not like the term Highwayme...
09/03/2026

Samuel Newton (b.1948)

backcountry hammock, 24” x 48”, oil on Upson board, ca. 1960’s

Sam does not like the term Highwaymen. This is understandable in the sense that his brother, Harold, kicked off the entire genre before any of “the other 27” picked up a paintbrush. For years, before Jim Fitch gave the group of painters the moniker “Highwaymen” these paintings were referred to as “Newtons”.

After a life changing encounter with Bean Backus, Harold aggressively created a stunning amount and variety of artwork and literally perfected a direct marketing approach.
In the early 1960’s when Alfred Hair and company began to provide some friendly competition, Sam, then later, their other brother Lemuel helped Harold keep up production which in spite of its quality was also produced in prolific amounts.

photo credit: May 2022, Mutual Arts auction results listing

Livingston "Castro" Roberts (1942-2004)Livingston dated this one reflecting he did this in 1975. He almost never dated ...
09/02/2026

Livingston "Castro" Roberts (1942-2004)
Livingston dated this one reflecting he did this in 1975. He almost never dated his paintings.

Alfred Hair (1941-1970)
09/02/2026

Alfred Hair (1941-1970)

Highwaymen Artwork by Harold Newton (1934-1994)An early, all palette knife painting by master artist Harold Newton. Pai...
09/02/2026

Highwaymen Artwork by Harold Newton (1934-1994)

An early, all palette knife painting by master artist Harold Newton.
Paintings like this are why Harold Newton’s work is wanted by many. The painting depicts an early winding Backwater scene of undisturbed Florida. Wading birds in the foreground with thick dense brush on the left and a large oak tree on the right. The painting is very well done.

Harold Newton was the first member in the group known as the Highwaymen. Painting and selling from door to door. That was 1954.

Robert Butler (1943-2014)This cabin was within five miles of my house when I lived in Clearwater.
09/02/2026

Robert Butler (1943-2014)
This cabin was within five miles of my house when I lived in Clearwater.

Lemuel Newton (1950-2014)
09/02/2026

Lemuel Newton (1950-2014)

Johnny "Hook" Daniels (1954-2009)
09/02/2026

Johnny "Hook" Daniels (1954-2009)

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