McLaughlin Gallery FLORIDA ART Washington, D.C.

McLaughlin Gallery
Washington, DC 20024
ph: 321-626-5365
mclaughlingallery@ymail.com

btw . . .

The McLaughlin Gallery went online with a only a few paintings on July 15 (2008).

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A Dec. 27 (2008) house fire in Rye, New York destroyed Kampala Dancers, according to owner Jeff Magnum.

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In February (2009) prize-winning Florida photographer Chris Hoyer began displaying his work in our new Photography Studio.

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Acquired new pieces in April (2009) for the Art-By-Others collection, including works by Nicola Blazev, Russ Webster, Ron Seager, Walter Lynn Mosley and Arthur Allis.

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Three of Dan's paintings, above and below, were displayed publicly in May (2009) with work by two other Florida artists.

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Sold the first piece from the Art-by-Others collection on eBay on May 7 (2009). The artist: Florida Highwaymen member Charles Wheeler.

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On July 11 (2009) Dan studied plein air landscape painting taught by Fred Markham of The Art League of Alexandria, Virginia.

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Celebrated the McLaughlin Gallery's first anniversary-of-sorts July 15 (2009).

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Attended gathering a dozen of the Florida Highwaymen on Aug. 8 (2009) in Mount Dora, Florida, including the group's only female artist, Mary Ann Carroll, right, and, below, Cornell Smith, Al Black, John Maynor, Roy McLendon, R.L. Lewis and James Gibson.

Smith

Black

Maynor

McLendon

Lewis

Gibson

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Won prize on Oct. 9 (2009) in his first art competition, sponsored by Lukas Oil Colors.

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Dan's wife gave an acrylic portrait he did as a gift to the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia.

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Florida artist Joanelle Mulrain on Dec. 20 (2010) bought Christmas in Washington - a nice compliment.

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Met Florida Highwaymen Issac Knight, Charles Walker, Willie Reagan, Curtis Arnett at a show Jan. 8 (2011) in Central Florida.

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New website unveiled Jan. 20 (2011).

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Received a nice note in August (2011) from the art expert who first recognized the Highwaymen: Jim Fitch, acquisition agent for the Florida Masters Collection and founder of the Museum of Florida Art and Culture. Jim wrote: "Excellent paintings. Well presented and reasonably priced. The site is a testimony to the increasing value of work by contemporary Florida Regionalists ... . "

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Joined Facebook in August (2011) .

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Completed personal collection of Florida Highwaymen with purchase of Alfonso Moran on Dec. 31 (2011).

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Met a young singer Feb. 10 ( 2012) named Andrea Rogers, below. She's in an Atlanta-based Indie band called Night Driving in Small Towns. Give a two-minute listen by clicking here.

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A. E. Backus

Born Jan. 3, 1906 along the Indian River in Fort Pierce, Florida Backus was largely self-taught as an artist. Abiding by the aphorism, "seize upon that which is nearest and make from it your work of art," he first became known for his still lifes of the ever-present hibiscus and later his landscapes of Florida's backwoods. After Winslow Homer, he was one of the few mid-20th Century artists to depict Florida's rugged beauty.