The world according to... David Shepherd

The renowned British artist and conservationist describes the joys of painting in the African bush and a family trip to Zambia's Luangwa Valley

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Mountain, desert, ocean or jungle – which are you?

Desert and jungle. To paint, I love the colours of the sunburnt and dry African bush. 

Where was your biggest travel disappointment?

Ranthambhore, India, and the appalling way the park is run to the detriment of the few remaining tigers.

Where lives up to the hype?

The Luangwa Valley in Zambia. When they were teenagers, we took our four girls there and all fell in love with the place. 

What’s your favourite hotel or place to stay?

Any of the bushcamps run by friends in Namibia and Botswana.

If you had a magic carpet where would you go right now?

Anywhere there is wildlife and the landscape has not been ravaged by man.

Where or what is next on your wish list?

To go on doing what I am doing now but even faster; paying back my debt to wildlife which has brought me all my success as an artist.

So, what next?

Painting wildlife for the 2007 Art for Survival Wildlife Auction

(www.davidshepherd.org).

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