David Shepherd CBE, FRSA

Artist, conservationist and owner of locomotive 92203 Black Prince on the GWR, was made Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

David, who lives near East Grinstead, becomes a CBE for services to charity and wildlife conservation.  He is, of course, best known for his wildlife paintings, particularly elephants, steam locomotives, aircraft and landscapes.  Many of his paintings were displayed at the Wildlife and Steam on Tour event at the GWR in April, when he also spoke to a packed audience at Toddington about his life as an artist and his passionate work, through the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, to help save endangered animal species the world over.

That show raised over £18,000 towards the work of the Foundation and, at the launch of a short exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London on 24th June, David was able to announce that the Foundation has to date, raised over £4m. The occasion was the Foundation-sponsored Wildlife Artist of the Year and Three Generations exhibitions, the latter featuring mainly wildlife paintings by David, his daughter Mandy and grand-daughter Emily.  The show closes on Saturday 28th June.

The CBE earned by David is added to his existing MBE.