[1] A contemporary and friend of Arthur Berry, he was awarded a scholarship for the Slade School of Fine Art, London which he joined in 1945.
He left the Slade in March 1946 due to the financial hardships of artistic life in London[2] before returning to complete his scholarship from 1948-50.
[4] British artist and critic Reginald Haggar noted that Shelton "was one of a richly endowed bunch of students who have gone on to enrich the tradition of oil [and watercolour] painting in this country and the field of art teaching".
Shelton's work resides in the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery[7] and in many private collections, including those of the actor Freddie Jones and the late Pat Phoenix.
[8] Shelton's work was most recently exhibited in October 2012 alongside that of fellow students Arthur Berry and Norman Cope.