It's Only Rock n Roll Art Gallery

"JAZZ FUSION" Painted in 2009 for a client (McDonald's Hamburgers) who asked for Modern / Abstract. For those that think my artwork is bound, gagged, and caged to photorealism... this will possibly drown those rumors in colors of enlightenment. I have never been against modern, abstract, or impressionism. But... I do despise those that think that buying a little bit of paint today - piling that paint on a cheap piece of canvas - and declaring themselves "an artist" tomorrow...... is all that it takes... and only because they believe impressionism is the "easy way out". Monet, Caillebotte, and Picasso had a certain finesse to their strokes and the mastery of "layout". There has never been an "easy way out" unless you are a drunken murderer dripping paint on canvas. Yeah, I said that. Those self-titled artists, I speak of, will argue the old cliche, "Art is in the eye of the beholder"... A simple-minded cliche made up by curators and gallery owners customized for their rich clientele wanting to evolve into "sophistication". It was a simple tactic to "sell" more art in hard times. Obviously the cliche worked as it is still being kicked around today by many unenlightened people. I respect the field of Art. I respect highly developed artists from the past and present. Asking me to respect ALL ART is like asking Eric Clapton to respect the style of Fred Durst. Come on! _ Shannon (with a little old-school influenced 2021 attitude) See more

JOIN US TODAY - 2PM EST - USA SPECIAL GUEST: SHANNON MacDONALD KEVIN McMAHON and FRIENDS SUNDAY 20 December 7pm Liverpool Live Radio. Shannon is known as ‘The World’s Greatest Beatles Artist’ and has over 100 painting in the Hard Day’s Night Hotel in Liverpool. There is much more to Shannon than this, from postage stamp designs of Sylvester Stallone to simply dazzling custom guitars which she also plays .... Find out more on Kevin McMahon and friends this coming Sunday Liverpool Live ‘Radio made on Merseyside.’ follow the FB page, or find us on DAB your smartphone or or just ask Alexa Alexa enable Liverpool live 24 slash 7 Email [email protected] with questions and comments https://www.facebook.com/liverpoolliveradio See more

40 YEARS HERE - 40 YEARS GONE (My blog for Saloon Studios Live in North Carolina...Click on the painting to continue to read...Please feel free to share.) Like the Kennedy Assassination or 911 December 8, 1980 froze us all in a catatonic menagerie of disbelief and unforgettable shock. They say time heals all wounds but every year around this time the deep cuts from that day reopen and bleed out reminders that we are all truly mortal and extremely fragileno matter who we are. Click on the painting to continue to read... @saloonstudioslive #Saloonstudioslive

SAVE THE DATE!!! RINGO Starr, SHANNON MacDonald, TOM Murray, RICHARD Avedon, ROB Shanahan, and ANDREW Edwards. November 15th 6pm-8pm Private VIP show OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: November 16th. Artists Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the White Album in a Major Exhibition at SoHo Contemporary Art.... https://www.facebook.com//rpp.128172820/1038708392989168/

NEW ART "Lucid Collection" Available here: http://www.theshannongallery.com/store/prints.html #JohnLennon #LennonMcCartney #Beatles #TomPetty #TomPettyHeartbreakers #Bruce #JimiHendrix #Jimi #Hendrix #PurpleHaze #The_Shannon_Gallery

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