Description
‘Amanita Caesarea’ by Shannon Knight
Artist: Shannon Knight
Title: ‘Amanita Caesarea’
Medium: Acrylic gouache on paper
Dimensions: 10″ x 8″
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2022
Artwork Will Ship From: USA
About the Artwork:
“Mushrooms are the perfect example of buried connections because of the way they grow, from hidden networks of underground ‘roots’ called mycelium. Mushrooms are a constant source of fascination for me, and they appear in my work very frequently. Unlike my other paintings, this one depicts a real mushroom, Amanita caesarea, which I am still on the hunt for in the wild! Despite its vivid colours, it is edible, and was a favourite of Roman emperors, hence the name.” – Shannon Knight
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Shannon is a multimedia artist and freelance illustrator currently based in southern Vermont. She attended Massachusetts College of Art & Design in Boston, MA where she earned a BFA in Illustration. Shannon has been featured in Creative Quarterly and awarded by the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles and 3 x 3 The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration. Some of her illustration clients include Postmates, Them, Exclaim!, The Stranger, The Lenny Letter, The Portland Mercury. She is passionate about mushrooms, her foster rabbits, all things vintage and kitschy, and eating dessert every day.