Shannon MacDonald

About Shannon In past years, Shannon's art has become as familiar as the internationally recognized celebrities she showcases in her exquisite paintings. Inspired by the contributions of her subjects to the entertainment industries, as well as the worlds of sports and politics, Shannon has an extraordinary ability to capture the distinct energy and spirit of each of her subjects and to reflect these unmistakable qualities through her wonderfully vivid creations. Combined with a tremendous flair for originality and daring expression, Shannon possess an uncanny ability to express the grace, dignity, strength, and intensity which have elevated her subjects to positions of irrefutable recognition and prestige. Summary Utilizing her innovative eye, strong sense of design and inspiring creativity, Shannon has developed and perfected her painting style and in the process has amassed legions of loyal fans. Creative design, vivid depictions and luminous images are well known characteristics of art that is purely...Shannon. 1996 - Shannon Gets A Stallone Stamp of Approval Shannon's art has garnered the most gratifying of accolades, the enthusiastic support and approval of celebrities themselves and those within the industries in which they have achieved notoriety. One such celebrity, Sylvester Stallone, expressed his sincere appreciation and overwhelming support to Shannon personally moments after unveiling a five postage stamp tribute to the Rocky series on the 20th anniversary of the release of the United Artists' Oscar winning motion picture, Rocky, in November of 1996 at New York City's Planet Hollywood. Shannon worked with Sly again, on the development of the movie poster for, "Driven". More Postage Stamps Shannon's highly acclaimed Rocky postage stamp tribute followed other successful stamp design projects... James Dean, Jackie Kennedy, Muhammad Ali, Elvis Presley, Diana / Princess of Wales, JFK Jr. and others. All Shannon postal stamp designs receive national and international recognition. 1998 - The World's Greatest Beatles Artist Shannon prestigious awards in the fields of fine art soon jumped the Atlantic Ocean and caught the attention of the England audience. In 1998 Shannon was donned "The World's Greatest Beatles Artist" by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool. In 2000 a millennium celebration was held, complete with fireworks and Shannon's artwork projected on the great buildings of Liverpool. Her Fab-4 Fame secured her the position of creating over one hundred paintings for the first ever Beatles themed hotel, appropriately called, "Hard Day's Night Hotel". The hotel opened its doors in 2008. More Beatles Accolades In 2009 Shannon was inducted into The Cavern Club's "Cavern Hall of Fame". She is now the Official Artist of The Cavern Club. There is now a "Shannon Gallery" at the Cavern Club and a 9' x 9' Shannon painting depicting The Beatles during their last appearance at The Cavern over 50 years ago. Shannon met Yoko at The Cavern in 2013. Shannon presented her with a painting called "The Ono Lisa". 2006 - Over 100 Paintings For A Beatles Hotel Over 110 Shannon paintings grace the walls of The Beatles' only hotel in the world. The Hard Day's Night Hotel, in Liverpool, was the brain child of Bill Heckle, Dave Jones, and from The Cavern Club and Cavern City Tours. Bill Heckle was pleased when he met Shannon and saw her Beatles Art. She was the missing puzzle he had been looking for to complete the project. The hotel opened its doors in early 2008. In 2014, Shannon will be opening a gallery website dedicated to her large body of work in and outside the Hard Day's Night Hotel. Serious buyers, from around the globe, can finally look forward to purchasing some of the beautiful Shannon Art that exists in this famous U.K. hotel. About The Hotel This boutique hotel, set in an attractive 19th century listed building in the heart of the city centre (right on the corner of Mathew Street, where the renowned Cavern Club may also be found), features discreet and tasteful Beatles memorabilia. Hard Days Night Hotel consists of 110 rooms in total, including standard rooms, executive suites and two spectacular penthouse suites; all guest rooms boast modern amenities and clever touches of decadence throughout, as well as exclusive works of art by the famous Beatles artist Shannon. 2008 - Chopper Motorcycles On Gift Shop Shelves From top to bottom, Shannon has created the first dozen Phantasy Choppers® motorcycles. They smack of street hugging velocity, bullet-like curves,fat bottom rear-end torch, and an awesomely bad tempered look that reflects a blatant attempt to annihilate the competition. And that is when they're just sitting on your shelf! Shannon joined forces with King Features and signed on with Westland Giftware to distribute the 3-D radical Phantasy machines. The choppers were a big hit! Shannon is still represented, in licensing, with King Featueres and will present new 3-D projects in the future. King Feautures King Features is one of the largest and most experienced organizations in merchandise licensing and entertainment. Among its most beloved and successful classic characters are Popeye the Sailor Man, Olive Oyl and Betty Boop. In recent years, the company has expanded its portfolio and now represents a varied array of pop culture and art properties.