The Florida Highwaymen
Primarily based in the Fort Pierce area, the Highwaymen painted landscapes and made a living by selling their artwork door-to-door to businesses and individuals throughout Florida from the mid-1950s through the 1980s.
The Highwaymen created many relatively inexpensive landscape paintings. They used construction materials instead of art supplies. Galleries would exhibit their work, so they sold it in towns, cities, and along roadsides, mostly selling paintings directly from the trunks of their cars along the eastern coastal roads, including A1A and US 1, often while the paintings were still wet from the easel. Their success is particularly remarkable, considering they started their careers during the racially turbulent and violent 1950s in Florida, amidst the social conditions of the civil rights movement. They are often called "The Last Great American Art Movement of the 20th Century."
PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE ANY PAINTINGS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SELLING
We are always interested in acquiring new works for our gallery.
Harold Newton (1934-1994)

Roy A. “R.A.” McLendon (1932–2024)
R.A. Mclendon played a pivotal role as one of the founding members of the Florida Highwaymen Painters. This remarkable group of African American artists vividly portrayed the landscapes, people, and everyday life of rural and coastal Florida during the mid-20th century, contributing significantly to the state's cultural heritage.
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Sam Newton, (1948)
Sam Newton, born in 1948 in Tifton, Georgia, has established himself as a prominent landscape artist and a founding member of the Florida Highwaymen. This work beautifully captures the vibrant natural beauty of Florida, and the appreciation of the region’s landscapes.
This fantastic example of art is 24" x 30" on Masonite, still in the original crown frame.

Livingston Roberts
"Candy Cotton Clouds"
24" x 36" on Canvas Board
A fine example from the 1960's on early canvas board, using the pallet knife to the fullest. A well executed bird flies to the sky loaded with lots of cotton candy clouds. This well executed work of art comes with the original frame.

Harold Newton
"Bright Sky Back River"
18" x 24" on Masonite
A fine example with incredibly bright colors and lots of clouds. The single palm tree and fowl in the river shows old Florida and how it was remembered.

R.L. Lewis
"The Magnificent Jacaranda Tree"
5" x 7" on Canvas Board
Look at this Jacaranda tree! This is a great and unusual example showcasing the talent of R.L. Lewis. This beautiful painting shows beauty throughout with the simplicity of a clear colorful plain sky.

Sam Newton
"Tangerine Sky Back River"
24" x 30" on Masonite
A fine example with incredibly bright colors. This well executed work of art comes in the original frame.

James Gibson
"Single Palm"
12" x 24" on Masonite
A fine example of a single palm in the night with bright blue accents under the bright moon. This beautiful painting screams beauty with the cobalt sky and accents throughout.

Isaac Knight
"Single Palm"
12" x 36" on Masonite
This unusually sized painting features a single palm, a sailboat, a pier, birds, beautiful clouds, and so much action. This beautiful painting highlights all of the features you want to see in a highwaymen painting.