Shepherd became a painter of portraits, landscapes, interiors, and still life. He exhibited at the
Royal Academy and the
New English Art Club, where he was elected a member in 1912 and later served as secretary. He became an associate member of the
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and was appointed by the king of
Belgium as a knight of the
Order of the Crown. When Shepherd died in May 1948, an obituary in
The Times said of him that "His work was distinguished by good taste in feeling, colour, and arrangement, and virtuosity in execution." ==Personal life==