Florida Highwaymen: The Next Generation – The Legacy Continues

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Ray McLendon spent much of his childhood in Florida. Ray’s father, Roy McLendon was one of the original Florida Highwaymen.

As a young boy, Ray spent many summer days cutting crown molding and painting them to make them look like frames for his father’s artwork. Ray enjoyed his father’s work and would always go on the road with his father selling his paintings on the highway.

After graduating from Kutztown University with a B.A. in Social Work and moving back to Florida, Ray started painting after his father encouraged him. He has been painting the traditional Florida Highwaymen style he grew up with for over 25 years. 

Although the Highwaymen were originally considered street artists, much of their work has been rediscovered and recognized for their talented Florida landscape scenes.

Ray McLendon, Orange Grove Trees