The Path to the Lantern Forest Original Painting Those Walk Beside Us Collection

Original Oil Painting  From Those Who Walk Beside Us Collection Oil on Canvas 30" x 40" The Path to the Lantern Forest reflects the journey motif that runs deeply through Shannon McClane’s Oz narrative world — the idea of moving toward guidance, memory, and quiet illumination. The horse, poised along the winding path, symbolizes companionship, intuition, and the unseen presence that often walks beside us even when we are unaware. The landscape suggests both a physical place and an inner one: open sky, distant light, and the subtle pull toward something just beyond view. This duality — outer journey and inner transformation — is a recurring theme in the Those Who Walk Beside Us series, where horses appear as guides, guardians, and emotional anchors. Painted in oil with expressive brushwork and atmospheric color transitions, the piece carries both movement and contemplation, making it well suited for collectors drawn to symbolic equine art, narrative painting, and works that evoke personal reflection. Created at The Studio at Oz, where painting becomes a doorway into story, connection, and unseen worlds.