KEITH SHACKLETON (born 1923)
“Birds over the Sea”
Oil Painting on Canvas. 24”
x 20”. Signed & dated 1955 IMAGE
Keith Shackleton is a painter in oil, notable for his interest in
wildlife. He is also a writer. He was born in Weybridge, Surrey and after early years in Australia his education continued at
Oundle. He served five years in the
Royal Air Force and then had 15 years with the family aviation business as a
salesman and pilot, but always painted in his spare time. As a small boat sailor he published two
books, Tidelines and Wake and represented Great Britain in international dinghy
meetings. Gradually relinquishing
aviation commitments he joined the BBC Television series Animal Magic and illustrated several bird books. Shackleton worked extensively as a naturalist
on the ship Lindblad Explorer, mainly
in the Antarctic, also handling film commentary assignments. In the late 1970s/early 1980s he presented Animals in Action for Survival ( Anglia Television). Shackleton was mainly known for pictures of
the sea and seabirds. He was president
of the RSMA and SWLA, of which he was a founder member and was chairman of the
Artists’ League of Great Britain. In
1983 he was made an honorary Doctor of Laws at Birmingham University. Wildlife
and Wilderness – An Artist’s World and Ship
in the Wilderness were later books.
He has shown at Tyron Gallery and Mall Galleries. The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and Nature in Art Museum in
Gloucester hold examples of his work. He has lived in London and South Devon.
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