David (Richard David) Shepherd (1931 - 2017) England
Gouache on Paper
Measure 15 1/4"in H x 22"in W and 23"in H x 29 1/2"in W with frame
Known for: Large wild animal in landscape painting
Biography: Richard David Shepherd CBE FRSA (born 25 April 1931) is a British artist and one of the world's most outspoken conservationists. He is most famous for his paintings of wildlife, although he also often paints steam railways, aircraft and landscapes. His work has been extremely popular since the 1960s in limited edition print reproduction and poster form, as well as other media such as Wedgwood limited edition plates. He has written five books about his art. David Shepherd was born in Hendon, London, England. As a child he lived in Totteridge, North London, and he won a childrens' painting competition in a magazine called Nursery World when he was eight years old. He then attended Stowe School in Buckinghamshire. Upon leaving school he traveled to Kenya with the hope of becoming a game warden, but was rejected. He returned to the UK but was rejected by the Slade School of Fine Art in London. He also owns two Zambian locomotives from the Mulobezi Railway, given to him by then President Kenneth Kaunda. One is still in the railway museum in Livingstone, Zambia, the other located on the Sandstone Estates complex in South Africa. Shepherd donated the other[clarification needed], along with a coach, to the National Railway Museum in York in the UK, where it is in store awaiting restoration. All his African locomotives are British-built. He has also painted locomotives at Mulobezi.
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