Elaine M. Shepherd

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English artist, painter of wildlife.

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Branching out into products.

Branching out into products.

Art and creativity are one of my great passions, and alongside that there has been a consistent desire to apply my art. I was told in my teens at Art College that I was “no good” at Surface Pattern. Some ‘teachers’ are too self-absorbed to see potential or an...

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Giant Panda painting

Giant Panda painting

The first painting of the ‘Celebration of Life’ series is now complete. This series of art is my way of acknowledging a few of the stunning animals that are, currently or have been previously, classed as ‘Endangered’ according to the ICUN Red List....

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Water Tiger Painting

Water Tiger Painting

From the 31st January 2022, we entered theYear of the Water Tiger according to the Chinese zodiac. Each year I acknowledge the transitional vibration of the Chinese New Year; reading around the energetic impact each animal, and their subsequent element, ushers in....

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Strength of Heart

Strength of Heart

My focus this time is on the creation of my Strength of Heart painting and the journey we’ve been on together.   After the preliminary sketch of the lion’s face, I very roughly layered colour to coat the canvas. My use of inks on the background were a riot of...

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Spiritals Art Series

Spiritals Art Series

The Spiritals Original Art series, celebrates the essence of four of the UK's iconic wild animals.   Animals are a treasure so often overlooked or taken for granted, none more so than our iconic wildlife here in the UK. Foxes are hunted, Badgers culled, Hares...

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