Paintings of Landscapes by Shane McDonald

Shane enjoys painting "en plein air" (in the field) abroad and in local Georgia and southeastern landscapes. The plein air paintings are usually 16 x 20 inches or smaller, but occasionally, Shane will work from photographs, sketches, and his imagination to create larger studio landscape paintings. Notice that Shane often paints loosely with visible brushwork while other times, where appropriate, the work shows more descriptive details. 

Painted since 2010

(all works are sold unless otherwise indicated)

painting of a California coastline with a rocky beach from a high vantage point
Goat Rock Beach

28 in. H x 68 in. W oil on linen mounted to plywood, 2025

painting of young woman riding through a forest on a horse with hounds
Hunt in Full Cry

48 in. H x 60 in. W oil on canvas, 2025

painting of thoroughbred race horses adorned with rainbow colored jockeys
The Pack Leaders

48 in. H x 48 in. W oil on canvas, 2024

painting of thoroughbred race horses galloping the back stretch on a grass track before a mountain backdrop
Green Track Sprint

24 in. H x 36 in. W oil on canvas, 2024

painting of thoroughbred horse leading a pack at Churchill Downs
Spires and Speed

20 in. H x 24 in. W oil on canvas, 2024
Available August, 2024 at RobertKent Galleries

painting of canoes parked around a lake surrounded by live oak trees with spanish moss
Canoes Parked at Eden

24 in. H x 36 in. W oil on linen, 2024

painting of marshland grasses during the golden hour over Virginia marshland
Marshland at Pleasure House Nature Area, Virginia Beach

24 in. H x 30 in. W oil on canvas, 2024
Available July, 2024 at RobertKent Galleries

painting with oranges and pinks in a sunset over Virginia marshland
Sunset Over a Virginia Marsh

30 in. H x 30 in. W oil on canvas, 2024
Available July, 2024 at RobertKent Galleries

painting of cows in a landscape of Elba, Alabama farmland
Morning Mist Along the Cattle Path, Elba, AL

24 in. H x 30 in. W oil on canvas, 2024
Available at Shane's Studio for $1995 in a gilded wood frame

painting of Live Oaks and Spanish Moss at Eden State Park, FL
A Luring Oak

48 in. H x 60 in. W oil on canvas, 2023

painting of cows on the side of a pasture hill
Cows on an Adairsville Farm

36 in. H x 36 in. W oil on canvas, 2023
Available at RobertKent Galleries

painting of Kennesaw Mountain at Sunrise, Kennesaw/Cobb, GA
Kennesaw Mountain Sunrise, Kennesaw, GA

18 in. H x 36 in. W oil on canvas, 2023
Available at RobertKent Galleries

plein air painting of a gully at Wildwood Park, Marietta/Cobb, GA
Gully at Wildwood Park, Marietta, GA

20 in. H x 16 in. W oil on canvas, 2023

a small group of people stroll through gardens carrying umbrellas
A Stroll through Barnsley Gardens

18 in. H x 24 in. W oil on canvas

painting of canoes on the bank of a pond at Barnsley Gardens, GA
Canoes Ashore Barnsley Gardens

18 in. H x 24 in. W oil on canvas, 2023

acrylic painting of a pond surrounded by trees with ducks in the foreground
Duck Pond at Adairsville Farm

48 in. H x 36 in. W acrylic on canvas, 2022

pastel painting of interior showing woman treating her two dogs in a kitchen
Reflections of a Memory

24 in. H x 18 in. W pastel on paper, 2022

painting of the Chattahoochee River on a sunny winter morning
Chattahoochee Shallows

60 x 48 in. oil on gallery-wrapped canvas, 2022

landscape painting of a bridge over Culebra Creek, Colorado
Fishing Culebra Creek, CO

30 x 48 in. oil on canvas, 2015-2022
Available at Artisans Village Art Gallery, Eatonton, GA

painting of Lake Weiss after a storm with silver clouds in cool light
Silver Linings at Weiss Lake

10 in. H x 24 in. W oil on wood panel, 2021

painting of a pink sunset reflecting over a lake
Weiss Lake Sunset

10 in. H x 20 in. W oil on wood panel, 2021

landscape painting of a home on a hill in Canton, GA
814 Waterford Estates Manor Canton, GA

16 in. H x 20 in. W oil on canvas, 2021

landscape painting of a home from the point of view of the driveway
4473 Abby Grove Ct Powder Springs, GA

16 in. H x 20 in. W oil on canvas, 2021

painting horses on the marshes of the French Mediterranean shore
Les Chevaux de la Camargue

39 in. H x 58 in. W oil on canvas mounted to wood board, 2021

painting of children playing in a fountain with a backdrop of mountains and volcanoes
Casa Santa Domingo, Antigua, Guatemala

30 x 70 in. oil on linen, 2020

painting of seascape waves, surf, and sand
November Surf

30 x 48 in. oil on linen, 2020

painting Morgan County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse, Madison, GA

12 x 9 in. oil on canvas, 2020

painting of a sunlit tree with backdrop of the Chattahoochee River and a blue sky
Tree at Willeo Park

16 x 12 in. oil on paper mounted to wood, 2020
Available for $520 at Shane's Studio

painting of waterfall
Hightower Falls

60 x 48 in. oil on canvas, 2020

painting of the face of an old store with shoes hanging from electric wires
Old Rockmart Store

48 x 60 in. oil on canvas, 2019

painting of light-filled marshes
Meandering

24 x 30 in. oil on canvas, 2019

painting of marshes with blues and purples
Cool Morning on the Marshes

24 x 30 in. oil on canvas, 2019

painting of an olive grove before a distant farm house in France
Sky Opens over Mas de la Fourbine

10 x 15.75 in. oil on paper mounted to panel, 2019 (en plein air)

diptych painting of a stream lined with trees with exposed roots
Lipscomb Branch Creek

(Diptych), each 48 x 24 in. oil on canvas, 2019

painting of foreground rock formation leading to an ancient fortress
Les Baux, Provence

16 x 12 in. oil on paper mounted to panel, 2019 (en plein air)

painting of a French farm house at dawn
Dawn at Mas de la Fourbine

7 x 10.5 in. oil on paper, 2019 (en plein air)

painting of a farm house garden path
Le Jardin au Mas de la Fourbine

16 x 12 in. oil on paper mounted to plywood, 2019 (en plein air)

painting of old French architecture and a small village fountain
Fountain at Stes Maries de la Mer

10 x 7.5 in. oil on paper, 2019 (en plein air)

painting of a water wheel surrounded by old colorful buildings
La Fontaine de Vaucluse, France

16 x 12 in. oil on canvas, 2019 (en plein air)

painting of marsh grasses dividing waters leading to a wooden dock
Clearing Storm: Dock on South Carolina Marshes

48 x 48 in. oil on canvas, 2019

painting of quaint architecture
Chapel at Chateau d'Estoublan

7.5 x 11 in. oil on paper, 2019 (en plein air)

vertical painting of fields before distant mountains in Provence
Champs autour des Alpilles, Provence

16 x 12 in. oil on paper mounted to plywood, 2019 (en plein air)

painting overlooking a Mediterranean village along the southern coast of France
Banyuls sur-Mer, France

7.5 x 10.5 in. oil on paper, 2019 (en plein air)

palette knife painting of a barn with foreground gravel driveway
Owensby Barn

12 x 12 in. oil on canvas, 2018 (en plein air)

painting of marshes reflecting a blue sky and golden grasses in foreground
Marshes at St. Simons, GA

14 x 11 in. oil on canvas, 2018 (en plein air)

painting of a bird house and a Black-Crested Carolina Chickadee
Black-Crested Carolina Chickadee

12 x 12 in. oil on canvas, 2018

painting of a waterfall surrounded by rhododendrons and mountain laurel near Sapphire, NC
Mossy Falls at Camp Merrie Woode

14 x 11 in. oil on canvas, 2017

painting of a shallow river with boulders and autumn trees
Hiawassee River, Murphy, NC

40 x 30 in. oil on canvas, 2017

painting of tree trunks before an autumn forest
Through the Trees

36 x 36 in. oil on canvas, 2017

painting of a trestle before a wide river
Trestle at Wheeler, OR

12 x 16 in. oil on canvas mounted to board, July, 2016 (en plein air)

painting of a dirt vehicle path along the Nehalem River, OR
River Path in Nehalem, OR

12 x 16 in. oil on canvas mounted to board, July, 2016 (en plein air)

painting of a plein air painter at Arch Cape Beach
Painting at Arch Cape Beach, OR

12 x 16 in. oil on canvas mounted to board, July, 2016 (en plein air)

painting of a garden with rows of roses in the foreground
Autumn Gala at Smith-Gilbert Gardens

12 x 16 in. oil on canvas, 2015

painting of a red tree among autumn trees
Autumn Glow

36 x 36 in. acrylic on canvas, 2015

painting of light-filled storm clouds over an interstate highway with automobiles headed through Atlanta, GA
Sky Opens over Atlanta

48 x 48 in. oil on canvas, 2014

painting of residential architecture
Florida House Portrait

16 x 20 in. oil on canvas, 2013

painting of autumn leaves before a river in a landscape
Toccoa River Autumn

12 x 9 in. oil on canvas, 2013

landscape of a group of two couples with umbrellas walking down a path toward old plantation ruins
Spring Rain at Barnsley Gardens

16 x 20 in. oil on canvas, 2013

painting of white sand dunes with golden grasses and a bit of a blue water inlet from the Florida panhandle
Fort Walton Beach Dunes

8 x 15 in. oil on canvas mounted to wood panel, 2013 (en plein air)

painting of marshlands on an overcast day using cool colors of green and blue
South Carolina Marshland

66 x 50 in. acrylic on stretched canvas, 2013

landscape painting of a white farmhouse before golden grassy mountains of Marin County, CA
Farm House in Marin County, CA

16 x 20 in. oil on canvas, 2012

painting of a dark forest landscape with deer on the edge
Early Morning Drive

60 x 84 in. oil on canvas, 2012

oil landscape of a wooded shack with tall green grasses in foreground
Wooded Shack

12 x 9 in. oil on canvas, 2012 (en plein air)

landscape painting of a walking path that leads to a Pacific cliff
Path To Infinity

24 x 24 in. oil on canvas, 2012

painting of a French farm house and its garden
Mas Capon

16 x 20 in. oil on canvas, 2012

painting medieval fishermen standing on small boats of a French provincial stream in Isle sur la Sorgue
Isle sur la Sorgue

18 x 24 in. oil on canvas, 2012

painting of sun setting on altocumulus clouds over Atlanta Airport
Awaiting Departure: Atlanta Airport Sky

12 x 16 in. oil on canvas, 2012

painting of sun setting on storm clouds over Atlanta Airport
Awaiting Arrival: Atlanta Airport Sky

12 x 16 in. oil on canvas, 2012

painting of a special Kentucky Fried Chicken KFC restaurant in Marietta, GA
The Big Chicken

9 x 12 in. oil on canvas, 2012

painting of a cityscape with storm clouds and tail lights of automobiles
Atlanta Skyline from North Avenue

48 x 48 in. oil on canvas, 2012

plein air painting of barns on top of a green hill
Three-Points, Mineral Bluff

12 x 9 in. oil on canvas, 2011 (en plein air)

oil painting of a red caboose in Calhoun, GA
Calhoun Caboose

8 x 10 in. oil on canvas, 2011 (en plein air)

oil painting of a irises at Smith-Gilbert Gardens, Kennesaw, GA
Irises Align for the Morning Sun

14 x 11 in. oil on canvas, 2010

plein air oil painting of a garden on Cresthill Avenue, Atlanta, GA
Cresthill Garden

12 x 9 in. oil on canvas, 2010
en plein air