EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 10 © 2015 Book Palace Books (96 PAGES in Full edition)

55 FACING PAGE ABOVE: 'Escapism': this unsettling painting from 2009 reveals Sheppard's appreciation of medieval fantasists such as Bosch, Brugel and Cranach. FACING PAGE BELOW: 'Divine Restraint': a personal work from 2014. ABOVE LEFT: 'In the Mirror', a beautiful example of Sheppard's digital art created for Imagine FX magazine published in 2009. ABOVE RIGHT: 'Omens: a YouTube video chronicling the development of this painting is available on Cynthia's YouTube channel at http://youtu.be/ ysEUgVuZwjA