Last night was the preview evening and award ceremony for the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year 2011. It was a real honour to be part of this exhibition and meet such talented artists. There were fun pieces, abstract pieces and some incredibly realistic drawings and paintings. The winner David Filer came all the way from Zimbabwe with his very powerful drawing of an elephant and her calf. You can view the full exhibition on line
here. One of my favourites was a drawing entitled 'Mummy's Boy' by Susan Andrews, mainly because it really made me smile. So go have a look;o)
The exhibition also included work by David Shepherd, Mandy Shepherd and Emily lamb. It was great to see these originals in person. I was also thrilled to meet David, who's work I have admired for so many years, and he was nice enough to have his picture taken. My painting of 'Kitani' sold immediately which I am delighted with, and I got to meet the lovely couple who got it too! 50% of the proceeds go to support wildlife projects worldwide, for more information please visit
www.davidshepherd.org
