DAVID SHEPHERD | Serengeti Camouflage, 1986
Oil on Canvas
40.5 x 72.5 cms / 16 x 28½ inches
Signed David Shepherd (lower right)
David Shepherd's painting Serengeti Camouflage captures the stealth and subtlety of a male lion in its natural habitat. In this evocative work, the lion’s head emerges from a bush, while the rest of its
powerful body remains hidden from view. This clever composition not only highlights the lion's natural ability to blend into its surroundings but also adds a sense of mystery and anticipation to the scene.
The Serengeti, with its vast plains and diverse flora, serves as the perfect backdrop for this depiction of camouflage and survival. The lion’s facial structure and piercing eyes are rendered with precise detail, contrasting sharply with the dense, textured foliage that conceals the rest of its form.
David Shepherd is regarded by many as being the world's leading wildlife artist. He started his artistic career as an aviation artist, and an early commission for the RAF took him to Kenya where David painted his first wildlife subject and he never looked back.
David's love of wildlife is apparent in all aspects of his life. In 1984 he established the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation to fund vital enforcement and community projects that protect wildlife survival in the natural habitat, and has since received many conservationist awards including an OBE.
Davids's distinctive style stems from a personal attachment with the animals of Kenya.His impasto brushwork in the foreground contrasted with the detailed and intricate depiction of the wild animals highlights the details of the rich African terrain and the fragility of the animals within.
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