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Highwaymen Art Specialists Inc. We are Highwaymen Art Specialists, involved in all things Highwaymen Art related. From museum exhib

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Lemuel Newton (1950-2014)
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Lemuel Newton (1950-2014)

Harold Newton (1934-1994)Another courtesy of Lance Walker. I had a picture but seeing it in person with the touches of p...
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Harold Newton (1934-1994)
Another courtesy of Lance Walker. I had a picture but seeing it in person with the touches of purple under the limbs is so magnificent. This is the quintessential poinciana with the sunny day, the river with sailboat, the house and palms and the rain soaked road. On Upson board.

Mary Ann Carroll (1940-2019)An Upson board poinciana with an airboat race in the background.
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Mary Ann Carroll (1940-2019)
An Upson board poinciana with an airboat race in the background.

Willie Daniels (1950-2021)canvas
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Willie Daniels (1950-2021)
canvas

Roy A. McLendon Sr. (1932-2024) created "The Surge of Summer," previously titled "Time and Tide." 24x26This piece serv...
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Roy A. McLendon Sr. (1932-2024) created "The Surge of Summer," previously titled "Time and Tide." 24x26

This piece serves as an exceptional and classic example of mid-century Florida regionalism. Painted on Upson board—the hallmark medium of this historic art movement—
This work captures the raw, untouched beauty of the midday Florida coastline, a subject McLendon dedicated his life to mastering.

In "The Surge of Summer," McLendon showcases his renowned mastery of atmospheric depth and movement.

The composition features a churning, high-tide sea, with McLendon skillfully employing a palette knife to depict the thick impasto of the white, crashing surf as it collides with a dark, rocky shoreline on the right. A solitary, windswept coconut palm leans dramatically across the canvas, serving as a powerful visual anchor against the dynamic energy of the ocean.

Towering cumulus clouds rise above the horizon—a signature element of the Highwaymen style—rendered in brilliant whites and deep, shadowed blues. A distant flock of seagulls traverses the sky, contributing a sense of scale and life to the expansive tropical landscape.

**Historical Significance**
As a founding member of the 26 African American landscape painters known as the Florida Highwaymen, Roy McLendon's work occupies a significant place in American art history.
Although Roy McLendon has passed, his legacy endures through his artwork and through his son, Roy McLendon Jr., who, from a young age, assisted his father in framing and later, driven by his own instinctive talent, began creating his own paintings and traveling with Al Black to sell them.
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Al "Blood" Black (1947-2025)
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Al "Blood" Black (1947-2025)

Livingston "Castro" Roberts (1942-2004)An early one on Upson board.
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Livingston "Castro" Roberts (1942-2004)
An early one on Upson board.

Rodney Demps (1953-2020)Number 4 in the Rodney Demps collection. Back when he painted on Upson board. He remained as psy...
06/02/2026

Rodney Demps (1953-2020)
Number 4 in the Rodney Demps collection. Back when he painted on Upson board. He remained as psychedelic as ever clear back to his early days.

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