Roy Algin Mclendon Jr. (American b. 1955) Oil Painting. Depicting a Florida swamp area with two tall trees. Measures - 24" wide x 18" high + 2" frame. Roy A. McLendon, Jr. grew up painting Florida landscapes. As a child Roy Jr. sketched and painted. When Roy Jr. was in high school, he and his dad, original highwayman R. A. McLendon, Sr., would sit side-by-side and paint; sometimes they painted the same specific Florida scene from two points of view. Roy Jr. sold paintings years before some of the artists who are now called Highwaymen had started painting. Roy Jr. enjoyed the excitement of creating and the dynamics of the original artists. He accompanied his Dad on trips to the Backus Studio (local artist A. E. Backus) plus visiting Mary Ann Carroll (the only female artist included as a Florida Highwaymen). The Ft. Pierce painters came together at the Backus Studio to exchange ideas, look at each other's artwork, and socialize.