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David Shepherd - "to start with, my life was a series of disasters". Growing up in the 1930’s, his one ambition was to be a game warden in Kenya and so, on leaving school, he went to Kenya and was promptly told by the National Parks people that he was not wanted. On returning to England, David was faced with two choices. One was ‘to drive a bus for a living’ and the other was to pursue the only other possibility: painting. However, he admits that he had very little interest in art and certainly no talent; for he was promptly rejected by the Slade School of Fine Art as ‘untrainable’.

By chance, he met Robin Goodwin, a professional artist, who took him under his wing, David believes ‘as a challenge’! After three years with Robin Goodwin, he started his artistic career pursuing his first two loves, steam engines and aviation. It was the latter that led him to the Royal Air Force who began to fly him around the world as their guest and it was a trip to Aden in 1960 which changed his life. It seemed that almost everyone wanted a painting, but, more important still, the Royal Air Force flew him down to Kenya where he was commissioned by them to paint his very first wildlife painting and his career never looked back from that moment. It was on that same visit that he became a conservationist after finding 255 dead zebra around a poisoned water hole.

On returning to London, he had his first one-man show of wildlife paintings. The exhibition sold out in the first twenty minutes and he has not looked back since! Apart from the tremendous demand for his originals, a number of which he donates to wildlife through The David Shepherd Conservation Foundation, to pay back what, in his own words, is my enormous debt to the animals I paint, his published work is avidly sought after.
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Picture of Lion & Leopard Cubs - Mini Collection

Lion & Leopard Cubs - Mini Collection

£389.50
Picture of Jimmys Forge

Jimmys Forge

£190.20
Picture of Giants At Rest

Giants At Rest

£250.00
Picture of African Waterhole

African Waterhole

£348.19
Picture of The Best Spots On The Hill

The Best Spots On The Hill

£493.80
Picture of Egrets And Friends

Egrets And Friends

£239.00
Picture of The White Tiger Of Rewa

The White Tiger Of Rewa

£709.50
Picture of The Clockmenders Cat

The Clockmenders Cat

£179.40
Picture of The Cheetahs Of Namibia

The Cheetahs Of Namibia

£496.37
Picture of Working Sketch For A Painting Of A Tiger

Working Sketch For A Painting Of A Tiger

£379.50
Picture of Jaguar

Jaguar

£493.80
Picture of The Land Of The Baobab Tree

The Land Of The Baobab Tree

£990.70
Picture of Indian Siesta

Indian Siesta

£951.69
Picture of Arctic Foxes

Arctic Foxes

£95.40
Picture of Bengal Tiger - Cameo Collection

Bengal Tiger - Cameo Collection

£247.94
Picture of Lion - Cameo Collection

Lion - Cameo Collection

£296.92
Picture of Haggis Of Battersea (Cameo)

Haggis Of Battersea (Cameo)

£147.94
Picture of Granny's Kitchen

Granny's Kitchen

£468.96
Picture of Is It A Ladybird

Is It A Ladybird

£107.40
Picture of Biscuits

Biscuits

£228.79
Picture of Two Gentlemen Of Savuti

Two Gentlemen Of Savuti

£373.97
Picture of Jaguars

Jaguars

£573.20
Picture of Panda (Pencil)

Panda (Pencil)

£203.04
Picture of Polar Bear Country

Polar Bear Country

£297.80
Picture of Lone Wanderers Of The Arctic

Lone Wanderers Of The Arctic

£892.62
Picture of The Last Load Of Summer

The Last Load Of Summer

£168.00
Picture of Warthog Family

Warthog Family

£199.39
Picture of Zebra (Pencil)

Zebra (Pencil)

£202.44
Picture of On The Sub Nigel Mine In The Transvaal

On The Sub Nigel Mine In The Transvaal

£106.80
Picture of Glory Days

Glory Days

£143.40
Picture of Immortal Hero - Spitfire

Immortal Hero - Spitfire

£154.80
Picture of My Savuti Friend - Elephant

My Savuti Friend - Elephant

£709.00
Picture of Masai Giraffe and Young

Masai Giraffe and Young

£149.40
Picture of Up A Gum Tree - Koalas

Up A Gum Tree - Koalas

£195.00
Picture of In The Masai Mara

In The Masai Mara

£239.00
Picture of In The Mists Of Rwanda - Gorilla

In The Mists Of Rwanda - Gorilla

£789.00
Picture of Eggs Sixpence A Dozen

Eggs Sixpence A Dozen

£280.25
Picture of Whisky The Farmyard Cat

Whisky The Farmyard Cat

£142.80
Picture of The Gentle Giant

The Gentle Giant

£398.50
Picture of When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Cart Horse (Cameo)