R.A. McLendon
Roy McLendon was more experimental in his choice of subject
matter for his paintings than many other Highwaymen. He often painted portraits
and still life, and many of Roy McLendon paintings are landscapes of night
scenes. In this way he was able to develop his art without succumbing to the
standard Highwaymen conventions. McLendon appeared eager to develop his skill
and a personal style, and continued to paint long after many of the Highwaymen
had moved on. You can notice in Roy McLendon paintings that he was quite
fascinated by the play of light on various textures, especially water, and this
interplay is characteristic of his personal style. It is not uncommon to see a
ray of light hitting various textures and changing them as it passes in a
McLendon.
You can usually identify Roy McLendon paintings by his signature; he used a
palette knife to sign his paintings, by scratching "R. A. McLendon" into the wet
paint. Older Roy McLendon paintings were made exclusively on upson board, but
the artist’s more modern paintings are on stretched canvas
Title- Sunset With White Egret
Medium- Oil On Board
Signed- Lower Right
Size- 12"x 24"
Price- NFS