David Shepherd is a Realist/Hyper Realist Artist who paints exclusively in oil on canvas. Born in Canada, David showed an interested in the visual arts starting at the age of 3. As a teenager he would continue to increase his skill by copying comic books in his spare time. During high school he was introduced to paintings by Rembrandt and Salvador Dali and was enamoured with the idea of creating something as beautiful and meaningful for his career. For 3 years David embarked on a journey participating in juried exhibitions around Ontario with self-taught paintings he had created. His educational breakthrough came when a framer introduced him to the Academy of Realist Art in Toronto, a school with the highest Realism standards using a curriculum based on the 19th Century French Academic system made famous by William Bouguereau.