Spring Beach by Michael Sheppard 1936 British

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Michael Sheppard is an abstract artist based in Cornwall in the far south west of England. Michael’s work captures moments … Read more Michael Sheppard is an abstract artist based in Cornwall in the far south west of England. Michael’s work captures moments in time and his subtle shades are created with a luminosity of paint that reflects the very special light and location where he creates it.


Oil on board, signed, further signed and inscribed verso

Image 39 x 32 cm
framed 46 x 39 cm

Michael Sheppard, boen in Yorkshire UK and studied at Wakefield and leeds Colleges of Art

He has exhibited in galleries throughout the UK and USA, including the Hart Gallery in London and the Westminster Gallery in Boston, USA. He is a Member of the Penwith Society of Arts, and so his work is also regularly on show at the historic Penwith Gallery in St Ives.

He lives and works at the coastal edge of Cornwall in West Penwith, where the ever-changing light visually dissolves forms by its intensity, and says of his work:

‘It is my belief that the purpose of landscape painting is to convey the spirit of place, the sense of belonging and the visual excitement of the world in a two-dimensional way.’

Michael’s works are held in public and private collections in the UK, USA, Germany and Japan. See less