Acclaimed
Beatles artist, Shannon, has been commission
ed to create
more than 110 pieces of original artwork for the Hard
Day’s Night Beatles-themed hotel.
Sir Paul McCartney owns a Shannon portrait and her work
has been praised by John Lennon’s sister Julia
and his first wife Cynthia. Ringo Starr is rumored to
have a piece of Shannon’s artwork in his studio,
depicting him and John together.
Bill Heckle, owner of Liverpool’s famous Cavern
Club, described Shannon as “the world’s
greatest Beatles artist”. He was also the person
who introduced Shannon to the developers behind the
Hard Day’s Night hotel.
Shannon has already started work on the paintings for
the
Hard Day’s Night Hotel from her New Jersey (USA)
studio. She said: “I’ve been a Beatles fan
for as long as I can remember and I was completely overwhelmed
when I was invited to work on this project. I’ve
been tasked with producing more than 110 paintings in
just over a year so it’s hard work but I’m
loving every minute of it!”
As well as producing artwork for King Features Syndicate,
the company behind Betty Boop, Popeye and the original
Beatles cartoons, Shannon has produced movie posters
and celebrity postage stamps for Sylvester Stallone
films such as Rocky and Driven.
Gwen Stefani, Steve Tyler, Billy Idol, Cheap Trick,
Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Voight are all fans of Shannon’s
work.
