Higher Up - Gary Shepard cf-vendor-wolfordj In 1989 he was awarded

In 1989 he was awarded in Hong Kong Urban Council Fine Arts Award (Sculpture)

In 1992 he gave up his day job and began to concentrate on teaching himself to paint

He learned to sail at an early age at Aldeburgh under the weathered eye of an old fisherman and local character called Jimbo

11" x 14" Oil on Board By Michael Marrinan

the accomplished painter and instructor Marshall Woodside Joyce

Higher Up - Gary Shepard cf-vendor-wolfordj In 1989 he was awarded30" X 30"Oil on canvas Shepard started his painting at the age of 20 and has been painting professionally for over 40 years. The clarity and preciseness of all his paintings are basically self taught, with the exception of a course he took with the Washington School of Art which gave him a foundation for drawing skills. Shepard exhibits in various galleries throughout the country. In his early years, he exhibited in many shows which he received