David was born in Southbank, Middlesbrough. He has been involved in art all his life, since he won the Children’s Painting Prize in 1958. He paints landscapes and seascapes on the Isle of Wight and abroad. He has won many prestigious prizes for his paintings and his work is held in several important collections. He currently shows his work at the Orchid House Gallery, Isle of Wight and Bankside Gallery, the home of the Royal Watercolour Society, London...http://www.davidfirmstone.com/biography/