David Shepherd’s early career was, to quote his own words, "a series of disasters." After failing to be a game warden in Africa, he turned to his second choice, painting — and was promptly turned down as ‘not worth training’ by the first art school that he tried to enter as they said he had ‘no talent.’
David owes all his subsequent success to the man who trained him, Robin Goodwin; also to the Royal Air Force who flew him all over the world in order to paint aircraft pictures for them and also commissioned his very first elephant painting. Now he is regarded by many as being one of the world’s leading wildlife and landscape artists but also because of the enormous debt that he says he owes wildlife for what it has done for him, he is known internationally as a leading conservationist. His paintings have raised over two and a half million pounds for this cause through The David Shepherd Conservation Foundation.
David has been awarded The Order of the Golden Ark by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands as well as the Order of The British Empire for his services to conservation. He has been made a Member of Honour of the World Wide Fund for Nature and has also been awarded an Hon. Doctorate of Fine Arts by the Pratt Institute in New York. David has been featured in a BBC documentary of his life, has made a series of six wildlife films for ITV and others and has been the ‘target’ for ‘This is Your Life.’ He has written six books, covering all aspects of his life, including wildlife and steam railways.
Prints listed on our website are available from stock. They are new prints from our gallery stock and are in mint condition. They are supplied mounted and cellophane wrapped unless otherwise specified.
Arabian Oryx by David Shepherd
Image size: 72 x 40 cm
1500 copies
RRP £295 in original S&W folder
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Ocelot Cub and Snow Leopard Cub - Miniature by David Shepherd
Published as a pair with single certificate of authenticity
Image size: 11 x 11 cm
1000 copies
RRP £150 mounted (Pair)
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or £95 each
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Elephant Seals by David Shepherd
Image size: 56 x 30 cm
1500 copies
RRP £150 in original S&W folder
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The Clockmender's Cat by David Shepherd
Image size: 61 x 39 cm
500 copies
RRP £195
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Working Sketch for the Painting of a Tiger by David Shepherd
Image size: 67 x 40 cm
850 copies
RRP £295 in S&W folder
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Jimmy's Forge -
RRP £195 mounted
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Life Goes On, Sep 1940 -
RRP £250 mounted
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Egrets and Friends -
RRP £285 mounted
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In the Mists of Rwanda by David Shepherd
SilkscreenImage size: 64 x 56 cm
250 copies
£950 in original S&W folder
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Cheetah by David Shepherd
from the Pencil Box Collection/Portfolio Set495 copies
RRP £175 mounted
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