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Educated at the Universities of Manchester and Durham, David taught for a year in 1983 then began his career in the visual arts working on a community arts project in East Durham.

'The first real understanding of painting came whilst I was copying old masters for a living. Painting to order, looking at how different styles came about and how paint worked was tremendously valuable to me'
 

In 1986 David finished his mountaineering qualifications and started taking part in mountaineering expeditions that took him to remote mountainous parts of the world.

'It was because of these expeditions that my love of the mountain environment developed. I discovered that in the mountains, light and form can stimulate the most magical feelings in us all. I found I had to seek out a way to represent these feelings visually'.
 

In 1995 David moved his Studio to the 'Outdoor Capital of the UK' in Fort William, Building his own gallery/studio The Lime Tree An Ealdhain Gallery. 2022 saw David open a new studio in Alnwick, Northumberland, returning to his native North East from where most of his new work is now produced.

 

‘The North West Highlands landscape is very different from Northumberland. No less wild in places but the light is different. Northumberland for me is marked by its big skies, dramatic coastline and strong colours. Changing landscapes has reinvigorated my work'

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